Media Release  –  6 October 2015   According to the 2014-2015 Annual Provisional Suicide Figures a total of 564 New Zealanders ended their own lives – the highest number ever recorded. The 20-24 age group led with 61 deaths, followed by the 40-44 cohort with 58 deaths. The Maori suicide rate (21.74 per 100,000), representing … Continue reading Assisted dying counter-productive to combating high suicide rate