Matt Doocey

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August 2026

• 4 AugMinister to assess Wolfbrook fast-track application for Pegasus housing development

July 2026

• 29 JulNew Hamilton youth hub to provide mental health support

December 2025

• 4 Dec 2025Government to change stillbirth registration process for grieving parents

November 2025

• 5 Nov 2025Government invests $61.6 million to strengthen mental health crisis response+1

October 2025

• 21 Oct 2025Rock thrown through Waimakariri MP Matt Doocey's car window+1
• 10 Oct 2025Health NZ and Sir John Kirwan launch AI wellbeing chatbot+1
• 1 Oct 2025Regional differences in mental health access persist despite meeting national targets

September 2025

• 29 Sep 2025Woman charged with murder after fatal car attack in Bay of Plenty
• 3 Sep 2025Annual funding for eating disorder services to increase by $4 million

July 2025

• 24 Jul 2025Gumboot Friday charity to receive government funding until 2026
• 3 Jul 2025Minister briefed on death of baby found in Auckland bin

June 2025

• 27 Jun 2025Construction begins on new mental health centre in Lower Hutt
• 24 Jun 2025GPs and nurse practitioners to diagnose and treat ADHD from February+2
• 17 Jun 2025Government launches five-year suicide prevention action plan+1

March 2025

• 26 Mar 2025Psychologists oppose government proposal for new associate roles+1
• 26 Mar 2025Child given antipsychotics after being mistaken for an adult

November 2024

• 2 Nov 2024Mental health professionals label Mike King's alcohol advice dangerous