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Budget 2021: The hopes and wishes of Whanganui leaders
19 May, 2021 05:00 PM
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A greener economy, greater employment and more healthy homes are among the hopes and wishes of some Whanganui leaders ahead of the unveiling of the Government s Budget today. Set to be announced at Parliament at 2pm, the small clues floated by Finance Minister Grant Robertson suggest this year s Budget will again be focused on the Covid-19 recovery, as well as climate change and child poverty.
Whanganui mayor Hamish McDouall said he hoped the Government used the Budget to play catch-up, not just with debt, but other issues it had also fallen behind on.
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Iwi and iwi health providers pushing for earlier Covid-19 vaccination for Māori over the age of 50 are at the same time searching for ways to deal with vaccine hesitancy.
Whanganui District Health Board (WDHB) has delivered 4000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine, mostly to border workers, frontline health staff, and rest home, police, fire and prison workers. People over the age of 65 will be offered vaccination in the next rollout phase, due to begin this month.
Iwi health authority Te Oranganui chief executive Wheturangi Walsh-Tapiata said Māori working with the DHB continued to advocate for Māori over 50 to be included in the next phase. But she said the flipside to the issue was dealing with reluctance among many Māori to get the jab.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Whanganui iwi health providers grapple with jab hesitancy
11 May, 2021 01:21 AM
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Wheturangi Walsh-Tapiata, chief executive of Te Oranganui iwi health authority in Whanganui, is working to deal with jab hesitancy in Māori communities. File photo / Bevan Conley
Wheturangi Walsh-Tapiata, chief executive of Te Oranganui iwi health authority in Whanganui, is working to deal with jab hesitancy in Māori communities. File photo / Bevan Conley
Moana is a Local Democracy Reporter based in Whanganuimoana@awafm.co.nz
Iwi and iwi health providers pushing for earlier Covid-19 vaccination for Māori over the age of 50 are at the same time searching for ways to deal with jab hesitancy.