Lifeline
Distraught woman gives up on Lifeline after phone call put on hold
12 Apr 2019
A desperate woman who rang Lifeline for help was kept waiting for half an hour before she eventually hung up.
Mental illness reporting
20 Apr 2018
Lifeline says calls to its helpline increase by 15% when a story about mental illness is in the news. We talk to Lyn Barnes of AUT about the best way for media cover mental health issues. Audio
Govt criticised over mental health funds
24 Sep 2016
Labour has accused the government of dropping the ball on funding mental health services.
Lifeline boss on taking over
26 May 2015
Lifeline is one of the five agencies taking over the counselling from Relationships Aotearoa. Its Chief Executive Jo Denvir joins Checkpoint. Audio