Registered patients are waiting up to four weeks for an appointment.
The family and sexual violence package is set across eight different Government portfolios.
The billboard continued to flash ads while debris fell to the pavement below.
Brodie Joyce was abused domestically and sexually until the age of 21.
The National leader also said benefit sanctions were "fair" on the taxpayer as well as the beneficiary.
The National Party leader says Christian or values-based parties have “done very well” in the past.
Eleven phone calls have come through the 0800 number with more information being provided through social media.
Nadine Bryant has organised a viewing party and has made outfits for her guests.
The imports have risen over the past few years and authorities are trying to get to the bottom of the trend.
Latham suffered a fractured finger during NZ's World Cup warm-up match against Australia.
Blair is in a hurry to tick off projects on his list because time is short.
Refugees will start settling in the already ethnically diverse Canterbury town from August next year.
The serious crash occurred shortly before 7.00pm.
With the America's Cup just around the corner, there's increasing pressure on the marine industry.
Chinese water bottler Nongfu will be in court on Monday to try to hold onto its resource consent.
Back home the response from movers and shakers has been somewhat muted, our columnist writes.