NZ rural health group’s future in the balance

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Headline: NZ rural health group’s future in the balance

 Napier – The future of The Rural Health Alliance Aoteroa New Zealand (RHAANZ) is in the balance tonight after the government has failed to promise support of the national rural health group. RHAANZ chair Dr Martin London and chief executive Michelle Thompson met the Rural Communities Minister Damien O’Connor in Napier today to discuss the organisation’s…

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Govt may force rural health group to close

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Headline: Govt may force rural health group to close

Govt may force NZ’s umbrella rural health organisation to close April 6, 2018 New Zealand’s umbrella rural health organisation will move to shut down if it does not receive government funding next week. The Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand (RHAANZ) today agreed that it will cease operating should the government not provide some core…

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Erosion of NZ rural services must stop – RHAANZ says

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Headline: Erosion of NZ rural services must stop – RHAANZ says

Waipukurau – The endless gnawing away at services for rural communities has gone too far, a national rural leader says. Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand (RHAANZ) chief executive Michelle Thompson today pleaded for equitable access to services for rural people. “We are losing our hospitals, our schools, we have under-funded health services, emergency services, midwives…

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