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NZ Herald
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- NZ Herald
Unlikely social-media law a scroll in right direction
Editorial Hollywood A-lister Hugh Grant has emerged as a timely endorsement for an unlikely National Party member's bill to ban under-16s from social media. Whilst not talking directly to the Social Media Age-Appropriate Users Bill pushed last month by Tukituki MP Catherine Wedd, the father-of-five made headlines at a school in
NZ Herald
28-05-2025
- Politics
- NZ Herald
Bay of Plenty parents, educators back bill to curb under-16 social media use
Teachers and parents are struggling to keep up and manage the effects of social media on under-16-year-olds. Photo / File Bay of Plenty parents and educators are welcoming a bill in Parliament aiming to restrict social media access for under-16s to protect them from harm online. National Tukituki MP Catherine Wedd's My Social Media Age-Appropriate Users Bill would put the onus on social media companies to verify users' age.
NZ Herald
08-05-2025
- Politics
- NZ Herald
Hawke's Bay parents agree social media for under-16s is scary - but will a ban work?
Hawke's Bay parents say social media and the internet is a frightening place for under-16s, but are divided on whether Tukituki MP Catherine Wedd's Members' Bill to ban them from social media will shield them from the dangers. The National Party bill will remain a Members'
NZ Herald
24-04-2025
- Health
- NZ Herald
Further upgrades for Hawke's Bay Hospital include ED, ICU and 700 more car parks
'Remedial investment' and 'uplift' of existing emergency department (ED) and intensive care unit (ICU) Upgrades to the acute services building A new inpatient unit and ward tower 700 more car parks The ED and ICU upgrades have been earmarked for between 2025 and 2029, but it is unclear when the other three projects at the hospital will be completed. Health Minister Simeon Brown confirmed the projects were in addition to upgrades announced earlier this year for the hospital - namely a $67 million expansion and upgrade of the radiology department and a $28m new 28-bed unit for inpatients (patients who stay at the hospital for more than a day). '[It is anticipated] there will be a need for 700 new car parks at Hawke's Bay Hospital following the completion of these projects,' Brown said. 'Increased car parking is a key part of our plan to ensure people can access hospital-based services.' He said each project in the Health Infrastructure Plan would require its own business case and would be 'subject to the normal Cabinet process'. Brown did not clarify further details about the upgrades announced last week, including for the likes of the ED and ICU. 'Further details of the timeframes, service uplifts, and costs will be made available as these projects are assessed and progressed.' The Health Infrastructure Plan noted not all projects listed across the country would 'see full investment' within the 10-year period, and construction could continue beyond 2035 for some projects. 'Instead of building single, large-scale structures, the plan proposes a staged approach – delivering smaller, more manageable facilities in phases," Brown said. Tukituki MP Catherine Wedd welcomed the projects for the region. 'The inclusion of Hawke's Bay projects in the Health Infrastructure Plan is great news for our region and shows our Government is focusing on the healthcare needs of regional New Zealand,' she said. In terms of new public hospitals being built, a new hospital in Dunedin is under construction and the Government has plans for a new hospital in South Auckland in the 2030s. Labour campaigned on building a new Hawke's Bay Hospital in the lead-up to its unsuccessful 2023 election. Kaweka hospital nearing completion Kaweka Private Hospital in Hastings, across the road from Hawke's Bay Hospital, is almost finished and on track to open its second stage around July. The first stage of the hospital was opened in 2022 and the second stage - a three-storey building with state-of-the-art facilities - is nearing completion.
