Tai Rāwhiti’s largest GP clinic has been forced to cut its after-hours and weekend service because it cannot afford it.
Three Rivers Medical managing partner Dr Hiria Nielsen (Rongomaiwahine and Ngāti Porou), told Nine to Noon it would undoubtedly load more pressure onto Gisborne Hospital’s emergency department, which was already struggling.
“It’s been a really very difficult decision to make.
With the ACT Party’s Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill having its first reading in parliament last week, the debate and protests have been – understandably – focused on the local historical and political landscape.
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