New Zealand's Ministry of Health proposes to eliminate Suicide Prevention Office and cut staff, while critics claim it contradicts mental health efforts.

New Zealand's Ministry of Health is proposing to eliminate the Suicide Prevention Office and reduce the number of staff working on suicide prevention by half, as part of a series of health job cuts totaling 134 positions. The government seeks to allocate funds for tax cuts. Critics argue that these cuts make a mockery of the government's new portfolio of a Minister for Mental Health and undermine the public services New Zealanders rely on.