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Ryan Bridge: We're all living much longer - but at what cost?
We're all living much longer, aren't we? At what cost? That's my question for you this morning.
A report out over the weekend found human life expectancy has just about peaked globally.
It's lights out. Goodbye.
New Zealand men, you'll make 80, women, you'll make 83, which is great, longer life. Everyone wants one right now.
We're told that we also have a health system in crisis.
People waiting in waiting rooms, they can't afford to see a GP. Over the weekend, I read about a family man, a carpenter from Westport who was sent home, hours later he was dead.
In Rotorua a month ago, remember a…
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