The clinic is one of 10 now open for business in Christchurch.
Photo: RNZ / Conan Young
The Maui Clinic that opened today at Hornby Mall, is being run by Te Puawaitanga ki Ōtautahi and Tangata Atumotu Trust.
Te Puawaitanga manager Alison Bourn was told it would take up to two weeks before they were fully booked. Within 24 hours of going live on the national booking system last week, we were fully booked for the first two days. And I had a quick look last night and we re fully booked for about 10 days now. So I m pleased that we ve been able to meet the needs of the community.
Tuesday, 27 July 2021, 3:52 pm
Labour’s short-sighted decision in 2018 to scrap
National’s highly successful Meth Action Plan – and its
outright refusal to accept that New Zealand has a gang
problem – is contributing to a surge in gang membership,
meth use and misery in New Zealand’s most deprived
communities, National’s health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti
says.
Wastewater testing shows meth use is highest in
locations with higher levels of gang membership per capita,
notably Northland, Bay of Plenty and Hawke’s
Bay.
“The rise in gang membership and drug abuse go
hand-in-hand,” says Dr Reti. “It’s an indictment of
Tuesday, 27 July 2021, 3:53 pm
Labour’s
short-sighted decision in 2018 to scrap National’s highly
successful Meth Action Plan – and its outright refusal to
accept that New Zealand has a gang problem – is
contributing to a surge in gang membership, meth use and
misery in New Zealand’s most deprived communities,
National’s health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti
says.
Wastewater testing shows meth use is highest in
locations with higher levels of gang membership per capita,
notably Northland, Bay of Plenty and Hawke’s
Bay.
“The rise in gang membership and drug abuse go
hand-in-hand,” says Dr Reti. “It’s an indictment of
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