While Dr Glenn Colquhoun is sharing the findings of the #HīkoiForHealth @healthreformnz.bsky.social on the steps outside Parliament, live on Instagram right now. THAT'S a truth and a world we recognise, live, breathe & ache over www.instagram.com/hikoiforhealth
#HīkoiForHealth
the 🚑 @healthreformnz.bsky.social team are planning to do an Instagram LIVESTREAM from Parliament grounds at 1pm 💖
www.instagram.com/hikoiforhealth
💚 NZ Greens tautoko for #HīkoiForHealth rally today @huhana_lyndon @healthreformnz.bsky.social
text: "What is Band-Aid Day? Join us for Band-Aid Day! May 8, 2025. You can show your support for healthcare reform, even if you can't make it to Wellington for the final day of our hīkoi. Wear a bandage or plaster in a prominent place as a symbol of the government's failing approach to fixing our healthcare system. And when someone asks "What happened?", tell them about our hīkoi, the need for reform and that they can submit their concerns and ideas at healthreformnz.org!"
#HīkoiForHealth TODAY IS THE DAY WHĀNAU 🚑
Thurs 8 May, 1pm-3pm, at Parliament grounds
Come on down for Band-Aid Day 🩹❤️🩹🤕
We would love to see you and share what we've heard and what we've learned along the hīkoi 🚑 heathreformnz.org
#HīkoiForHealth
If you can't make it to Parliament grounds between 1pm-3pm on Thursday 8 May, we invite everyone to share their whakaaro by submitting to the Hīkoi website 🚑 healthreformnz.org
four people smiling at the camera. they are the Hīkoi For Health team, standing in front of their colourfully handpainted 'vanbulance' that is travelling around the North Island of Aotearoa New Zealand. L to R: Emily, Glenn, Oriwa and Art.
several hands with bandages and band-aids on them. "Band-Aid Day. Wear a Band-aid or plaster to protest the Government's approach to Healthcare reform! Join us on Parliament grounds on May 8th. healthreformnz.org"
#HīkoiForHealth 🚑 Thurs 8 May, 1pm-3pm, Parliament 🚑
Come on down! We would love to see you and share what we've heard and what we've learned along the hīkoi.
#HīkoiForHealth Dr Art Nahill on Checkpoint, 6 May. "People don't want 'health' to begin when they get sick... they want access to GPs... there's a lot of concern about the privatisation of health care system." Art's worked for 20yrs+ at Auckland & Middlemore Hospitals. www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
a red heart with a white cross in the middle of it, being held by two white hands. "Save our health system. Hīkoi for Health. Thursday 1pm @ Parliament."
#HīkoiForHealth ngā mihi nui @peacewellington.bsky.social
see you all tomorrow at Parliament grounds, 1pm - 3pm! 🚑
And the #HīkoiForHealth, the gutting of the public service, the oncoming winter and homeless youth, etc etc etc.
I have to feel I'm part of a swelling, a rising up... like we felt in November with the Hīkoi 🙏❤️ That experience and that uncompromising leadership taught me/us non-Māori a great deal ✊
More info on #HīkoiForHealth here on Bsky
--> @healthreformnz.bsky.social
If you can be in Wellington this Thursday 8 May, rally with the #HīkoiForHealth If you can't attend in person, share your whakaaro by submitting to their website healthreformnz.org
I 💯 agree with @garypayinda.bsky.social "[Doocey] should not be in that job. He is a threat." bsky.app/profile/heal...
#HīkoiForHealth We had a great morning at Te Whare Hononga, followed by a beautiful drive down to Whanganui for our Hui at Motua Gardens. A massive thank you to everyone you joined us today & shared their whakaaro
🚑 Tues in Palmerston North & Levin, then Band-Aid Day 🩹 on Thurs 8 May at Parliament!
several hands with bandages and band-aids on them. "Band-Aid Day. Wear a Band-aid or plaster to protest the Government's approach to Healthcare reform! Join us on Parliament grounds on May 8th. healthreformnz.org"
#HīkoiForHealth
THURSDAY May 8 🚑 1pm-3pm 🚑 Wellington
Please join us on Parliament grounds as we share what we've heard along the hīkoi and what ideas people have for healthcare reform in New Zealand. Wear a band-aid or bandage! 🩹 ❤️🩹
poster: "It's only a matter of time before you need healthcare. Our New Zealand health system is in CRISIS. The government must act now to fix it. MYLIFEMATTERS.ORG.NZ 022 097 5899 mylifemattersNZ@gmail.com THE STATE OF THE NEW ZEALAND HEALTH SYSTEM. PUBLIC MEETING - LEVIN. Malcolm Mulholland Chair, Patient Voice Aotearoa. Dr Art Nahill, Hikoi for Health. Dr Glenn Colquhoun, Hikoi for Health. Come and hear from patients, doctors, nurses, and specialists, about the state of the health system in your community and nationally. Everyone is affected and we need a well-functioning health system. Levin Memorial Hall. Chamberlain Street. Levin. Tuesday 6 May. 7pm - 8pm. www.mylifematters.org.nz/roadshow"
#HīkoiForHealth
TUES May 6:
🔹 Palmerston North: *️⃣ NEW LOCATION *️⃣ Railway Land Reserve (Skate Park) Church St, 10am-12pm
🔹 Levin: Village Green, 2pm-4pm
🔹 Levin: Glenn & Art join the Patient Voice Aotearoa event at Memorial Hall, 7pm-8pm
THURS May 8:
🔹 Wellington, Parliament 🔊 Plz JOIN US 🩹 1pm-3pm
inside a beautiful building with Māori art on some of the panelling, two doctors are setting up for their hui with the Taranaki community. "10-12 today whānau!! New Plymouth, New Zealand. Te Whare Hononga."
#HīkoiForHealth 🚑 MONDAY May 5 🚑 Love to see you!
🔹 New Plymouth: Te Whare Hononga, Taranaki Cathedral, 39 Vivian St, 10am-12pm
🔹 Whanganui: Pākaitore / Moutoa Gardens, 3pm-5pm
a brightly painted vanbulance parked in a driveway with the beautiful, snow-covered Mount Taranaki visible in the distance.
#HīkoiForHealth The vanbulance has made it to Taranaki!
Come and meet with us, MONDAY May 5:
🔹 New Plymouth: Te Whare Hononga, Taranaki Cathedral, 39 Vivian St, 10am-12pm
🔹 Whanganui: Pākaitore / Moutoa Gardens, 3pm-5pm
poster: "It's only a matter of time before you need healthcare. Our New Zealand health system is in CRISIS. The government must act now to fix it. MYLIFEMATTERS.ORG.NZ 022 097 5899 mylifemattersNZ@gmail.com THE STATE OF THE NEW ZEALAND HEALTH SYSTEM. PUBLIC MEETING - LEVIN. Malcolm Mulholland Chair, Patient Voice Aotearoa. Dr Art Nahill, Hikoi for Health. Dr Glenn Colquhoun, Hikoi for Health. Come and hear from patients, doctors, nurses, and specialists, about the state of the health system in your community and nationally. Everyone is affected and we need a well-functioning health system. Levin Memorial Hall. Chamberlain Street. Levin. Tuesday 6 May. 7pm - 8pm. www.mylifematters.org.nz/roadshow"
#HīkoiForHealth
MON May 5:
🔹 New Plymouth: Taranaki Cathedral, 10am-12pm
🔹 Whanganui: Pākaitore/Moutoa Gardens, 3pm-5pm
TUES May 6:
🔹 Palmerston North: The Square, 10am-12pm
🔹 Levin: Village Green, 2pm-4pm
🔹 Levin: Memorial Hall, 7pm-8pm
THURS May 8:
🔹 Wellington, Parliament 🔊 Plz JOIN US! 1pm-3pm
"The voices they have heard reveal the need for urgent systemic change, but also highlight how communities are filling the void left by a failing and increasingly privatized health system. It is clear that collective experiences and ideas are vital in shaping a better future. They invite everyone to join us on May 8th at Parliament grounds to hear a summary of the findings from their "People’s Inquiry." They hope to amplify these voices and press for the comprehensive healthcare reform they believe our country desperately needs. They also remind supporters that they have declared May 8th "Band-Aid Day" where those who want to protest government inaction and support the call for reform should wear a bandage or plaster(s) in a prominent place as a symbol of the approach of successive governments to the failures of our health care system."
#HīkoiForHealth Press Release
four people smiling at the camera. they are the Hīkoi For Health team, standing in front of their colourfully handpainted 'vanbulance' that is travelling around the North Island of Aotearoa New Zealand. L to R: Emily, Glenn, Oriwa and Art.
"Hīkoi for Health Reaches Final Leg – Heading to Parliament for May 8th Arrival. As the Hīkoi for Health approaches its conclusion, doctors Art Nahill and Glenn Colquhoun are proud to announce that their "vanbulance" journey is in its final days. From New Plymouth, they will be travelling south to Wellington, arriving at Parliament grounds on May 8th, where they will hold a gathering to share the stories and ideas for healthcare reform collected along the way. Throughout the campaign, they have been overwhelmed by the incredible support from communities across the North Island who have provided food, petrol vouchers, and accommodation. They have received hundreds of submissions through their website, healthreformnz.org, and spoken with more individuals who have shared their stories of pain, frustration, and hope for the future of healthcare in Aotearoa."
#HīkoiForHealth Press Release
#HīkoiForHealth Day 8 🚑 Flaxmere
We had a beautiful kōrero with some of the community and health kaimahi in Hastings today. Thankyou to everyone who came out to share with us.
Monday 5 May, come visit us!
- New Plymouth, 10am-12pm, Taranaki Cathedral
- Whanganui, 3pm-5pm, Pākaitore / Moutoa Gardens
The #HīkoiForHealth doctors will compile 100s of submissions they've received into themes, then create a report outlining practical solutions based on what communities want & need = a public blueprint for change for voters to use "to hold politicians accountable" easternbayapp.co.nz/news/article...
#HīkoiForHealth Day 7 🚑
More from our day @TurangaHealth Manawaru Cafe in Gisborne ❤️
See you tomorrow HASTINGS!
#HīkoiForHealth Day 7 🚑 Gisborne
Today we've been spending time listening and sharing with the @TurangaHealth community in Elgin.
Next stop, HASTINGS! Saturday 3 May from 10am-12pm at Flaxmere Community Centre, 30 Swansea Rd
#HīkoiForHealth 🚑 Day 6 🚑
Tonight we joined Patient Voice Aotearoa in Gisborne.
Tomorrow (Friday 2 May) we'll be at Manawaru Cafe, Turanga Health in Childers Rd, Elgin from 11am - 1pm
#HīkoiForHealth update! 🚑 new event for LEVIN 🚑
We will once again join Malcolm Mulholland and Patient Voice Aotearoa to meet with and hear from you!
TUESDAY May 6
7pm - 8pm
photo of four people sitting at a table in a big room, with people sitting listening to their korero.
#HīkoiForHealth
We stopped in Ōpōtiki today for a kōrero with some local health professionals and community. They shared some really powerful whakaro, thank you for having us!
#HīkoiForHealth
TUESDAY May 6:
🔹 Palmerston North: The Square, 10am-12pm
🔹 Levin: The Village Green, Cnr Queen St West and Salisbury St, 2pm-4pm
THURSDAY May 8:
🔹 Wellington, Parliament grounds, 1pm-3pm
🔊 JOIN US as we share some of the whakaaro we've heard along the hīkoi, & what happens next ❤️
#HīkoiForHealth 🚑 ❤️
FRIDAY May 2
🔹 Gisborne: Manawaru Cafe, 675 Childers Rd, 11am-1pm
SAT May 3
🔹 Hastings: Flaxmere Community Centre, 30 Swansea Rd, 10am-12pm
MON May 5:
🔹 New Plymouth: Te Whare Hononga, Taranaki Cathedral, 39 Vivian St, 10am-12pm
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🔹 Whanganui: Moutoa Gardens, Bates St, 3pm-5pm
poster: "It's only a matter of time before you need healthcare. Our New Zealand health system is in CRISIS. The government must act now to fix it. MYLIFEMATTERS.ORG.NZ 022 097 5899 mylifemattersNZ@gmail.com PUBLIC MEETING ON THE STATE OF GISBORNE HOSPITAL AND HEALTHCARE. SPEAKERS: Malcolm Mulholland Chair, Patient Voice Aotearoa. Dr Alex Raines, Gisborne Hospital. Dr Art Nahill, Hikoi for Health. Dr Glenn Colquhoun, Hikoi for Health. Come and hear from patients, doctors, nurses, and specialists, about the state of the health system in your community and nationally. Everyone is affected and we need a well-functioning health system. Gisborne. House of Breakthrough Church, Corner Lytton Rd and Ormond Road, Riverdale, Gisborne. Thursday 1 May 7:00pm - 8:30pm. www.mylifematters.org.nz/roadshow"
#HīkoiForHealth 🚑 Day 6 - Gisborne 🚑
#MayDay #DoctorsStrike #WorkersUnite
A joint hui with Patient Voice Aotearoa and Malcolm Mulholland, Dr Alex Raines of Gisborne Hospital, and our two hīkoi doctors Glenn Colquhoun and Art Nahill.
Come meet us!
House of Breakthrough Church, Riverdale
7pm - 8:30pm
#HīkoiForHealth Day 5 🚑 Whakatāne
Wowwww! Thankyou to everyone who joined us for some powerful kōrero on public healthcare reform in Aotearoa. Aotearoa, we are really feeling your wairua and are feeling inspired and motivated to keep going. Ngā Mihi Nui.
Next - GISBORNE on Thurs 1 May #StrikeDay
