What a depressing headline.
In 2002, a total of 460 people died by suicide, compared with 507 in 2001 and 458 in 2000. The figure for 2003 has just been released. 515 people killed themselves.
Suicide rates for Maori are higher than for non-Maori.
Thirty five years ago the suicide rate for Maori was very low. Out of 237 suicides only 5 were by Maori. What happened?
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What happened?? = Welfare Dependency = mana lost, that is the cost....
Mana maybe, hope definitely. This is the essence of an idea I've been toying with, trying to unfold it into a novel. It tells of a land that sits on the edge of light and shadow, fluffy bunnies and black dogs. Welcome to Kiwianatopia.
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