I was grateful to be to stand on the lawn outside parliament today in Te Whanganui-a-Tara and hear from the Hīkoi for Health folk.
Great work all! I look forward to more dissemination and keep the poems coming.
#hikoiforhealth
Wearing a paw patrol in support of the health system
Wearing my bandaid today in support of #HikoiForHealth
#HikoiForHealth was in Palmy today. Had a great chat with Dr Glenn Colquhoun. He told us that in doing this hikoi he has seen the strength in communities all along the way. They are keen to hear from more people at the link below (bottom of the page). Please help them help everyone. 1/3
Snippet from Glenn Colquhoun's column in The Listener 19 to 25 April
Have just read the column by Glenn Colquhoun in The Listener. This bit in particular resonated so much: "... so much of it seems to be held together by sticking plasters placed on sticking plasters placed on sticking plasters".
#HikoiForHealth
"Doctors Art Nahill and Glenn Colquhoun are on a two-week 'Hīkoi for Health' the length of the North Island, talking to as many people as possible about their experiences of the health system and their ideas of how it could be fixed.
The hīkoi would last only 13 days, and was limited to the […]
#HikoiforHealth Day one on the Hīkoi for Health!
We had a great day holding hui in Kaitaia & Kerikeri, thankyou to all who came along to share their whakaaro on the public health care system.
Today we're in Whangārei, 11am-1pm.
Monday in Central, and then South Akld.
Tues 29 April, in Kirikiriroa.
If you are as disgusted as I am with the destruction of our public health system by the Coalition of Chaos, then get involved in the upcoming #HikoiforHealth
If you live in Pōneke,put Thursday 8 May aside to protest at Parliament. Say NO to Simeon & his health "reforms".
@garypayinda.bsky.social
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 THURS 1 May 🚑 Gisborne
MAY DAY #FightBackTogether Day of Action #MarangaAke #NZHealthCrisis
In collaboration with Patient Voice Aotearoa and Malcolm Mulholland (Ngāti Kahungunu), Art Nahill & Glenn Colquhoun of #HikoiForHealth will speak at an additional hui in Gisborne, 7pm-8.30pm
Hikoi For Health is coming to a town near you very soon! Spread the word team Aotearoa! 😎 #HikoiForHealth #nzpol #Aotearoa #NZ #HealthReformNZ #PeopleOverProfit #HealthNZ
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