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Charities & doctors plead for Govt action on child poverty & hospital staffing
Kia ora. This election is all about cost-of-living pressure, stagnant economic growth and a healthcare system in the deadly and awful process of collapsing, yet neither of the potential Government-leading parties are proposing substantial reforms to address these issues.
That was underlined by desperate pleas for substantial action over the last three days from child poverty charities and doctors, nurses and patients alike. They collectively pointed to over a decade of failures by both National and Labour to fund housing, social supports and healthcare system infrastructure and staffing to…
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