Māori Party candidate Debbie Ngarewa-Packer is relieved the Prime Minister has finally made the big decision to put new restrictions in place at the international border with the aim to ‘flatten the curve” of COVID -19 infections. https://www.facebook.com/45300632440/posts/10156726966937441/ The Māori Party has for some time been worried that we as a nation have not moved... Continue Reading →
Taranaki DHB says the facts are very clear; • For a long time, a significant number of people have used Hawera ED for their non urgent healthcare needs rather than using their general practice (GP). Currently 64% of people come to ED with non urgent issues. • By non urgent we mean coughs, colds, ear... Continue Reading →
In a release to media, Taranaki District Health Board Chief Executive Rosemary Clements has said the Hawera Emergency Department will NOT be closed to the public. Taranaki DHB reassures the people of South Taranaki that Hawera Hospital’s Emergency Department (ED) is NOT closing to the public. Rosemary Clements, Taranaki DHB CE says, “It’s disappointing there... Continue Reading →
Taranaki District Health Board are again attempting to cut services in Hawera to mitigate their latest deficit of $28 million. TDHB are plotting to close the Hawera Hospital emergency department doors to everyone who doesn’t arrive in an ambulance and isn’t referred by a GP. “They’re asking Health Providers to carry it for them- TDHB... Continue Reading →
Te Runanga o Ngati Ruanui Trust is raising serious questions about the draft Taranaki 2050 “Roadmap” (Our Just Transition to a Low- Emissions Economy) released today. There are glaringly obvious gaps with the “Roadmap” in that it assumes that all in Taranaki are currently enjoying benefits of a great middle-class life style and we just... Continue Reading →
