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Social Issues
Breaking Point: The Mental Health Crisis of Kiwi Firefighters
Why are the firefighters striking? In 2013 a memorandum of understanding was signed between FENZ and St John meaning firefighters were ordered to act as co-responders to ambulance call-outs. This has meant that since 2013 our firemen and women now attend all stabbings, shootings, drownings, suicides, cot deaths, choking and more. This has resulted in a 1000% increase in call-outs for firefighters.
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Kiwis for Good: why should you contribute?
As the body of psychological science continues to expand, new methods of treating mental disorders and improving quality of life are being excavated. Activities which were previously considered purely recreational or physical in benefit, such as writing and physical exercise, are now being established as effective means with which to treat things like depression and anxiety.
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PoliticsEnvironmentSocial IssuesCulture
The day that changed my life, and how it could help you
January 31st, 2007, 8:30 am. Oxford North Canterbury. I was working as a rural fencer and that day I was putting in a stay post on an already existing deer fence at the compound where I worked.
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Social IssuesCulture
Boxing & Suicide - An Analogy
After many years of indolence, I took up boxing as a way to get fit. I'm in my mid-40s, fat and out of shape so naturally, I decided that I would take up sparring with the fit and really good ones. These are people who for the most part are half my age, they are certainly half my weight, they have twice my speed, twice my stamina and twice my skill... at least. So I get hit... a lot.
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Bungee Jumping's Forgotten Pioneer
The first time I met David Kirke, New Zealand's forgotten pioneer and the worlds first bungee jumper. Who you ask? Most people in New Zealand would never have heard the name David Kirke the man that created the now quintessentially Kiwi extreme sport with an illegal jump from the Clifton Suspension Bridge in 1979 at the city of Bristol, England.
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Social Issues
The challenges of discontinuing antidepressants were never adequately conveyed to me.
When I decided to stop taking antidepressants, the withdrawal symptoms hit me hard. I experienced daily panic attacks, vertigo, brain zaps, and intense anxiety for the initial three months. Tasks as simple as holding a cup of coffee became precarious, with tears a daily occurrence. The challenges of discontinuing antidepressants were never adequately conveyed to me.
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