The EOLC Act is badly drafted and seriously flawed. Whatever one’s views about the idea of euthanasia, it is not ‘compassion’ to vote for a dangerous law.• Approximately 10% of our elders are the victims of abuse, mostly from their own families. Elder abuse continues to rise in New Zealand.Continue Reading
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• The End of Life Choice Act provides access to an assisted death for those with less than 6 months to live. Yet any prognosis, especially as long as 6 months, is a guess. Overseas research shows that the choice of euthanasia is not driven by pain but by aContinue Reading
If you or someone you know is trying to get back to South America, Xtravel is working with LaTam airlines on a possible chartered cargo flight at the end of September. There are limited seats available and the date is to be confirmed but priority will be given on aContinue Reading
Now set down for Wednesday 23rd and Thursday 24th September 2020 with possible carry over to Friday 25th. To be held at Rydges Queenstown 5th floor meeting rooms, 38-54 Lake Esplanade, Queenstown, beginning at 10:00am on 23rd and at 9:00am on 24th (and 25th if applicable).Continue Reading
• The End of Life Choice Act is not an option of ‘last resort’. It will not just apply to the ‘exceptionally difficult cases’. It does not require that a person first make use of available treatments or counselling, nor that they first receive palliative care. A person does notContinue Reading
By Mariane Morandini, Creative TherapistCOVID 19 and the “new normal” brought a universe of uncertainty, distresses and questioning on what is waiting for us after all. With this lecture, Mariane Morandini, a Creative Therapist residing in New Zealand, will address as a theme the immigration traumas and anxiety generated fromContinue Reading
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