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For people with dementia, music can be a useful tool to help them connect with others and reduce social isolation. Flourish, a new initiative by the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra and Dementia Canterbury, aims to do just that. 

Alzheimers Otago’s launched a six-month pilot programme in February 2020 to help businesses to become more dementia friendly. 

BPAC (Best Practice Advocacy Centre) released new New Zealand guidance on recognising and managing early dementia in February 2020. 

In January 2020, New Zealand Professor Julian Paton’s neurological research hit the headlines.