The Uninformed Election That Has Become a Gateway to Chaos

After three years of pandemic pandemonium that has all but destroyed the New Zealand we knew and loved, we are heading into an election with all the major parties omitting to discuss or even mention what happened and why. So what did happen?

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Our health system has been all but destroyed:

It has become difficult to see a GP, with wait times commonly up to four weeks. More than 50% of main centre health clinics are now closed to new patients.

EDs are overwhelmed with some ambulances waiting on the ramp for up to four hours with seriously ill patients on board, Excess deaths are continuing at high levels, but politicians like David Seymour, hoping to govern our country for the next three years, are in denial.

The media is going along with stories of mismanagement and staff shortages, but they are failing to mention the fundamental cause—incidence of illness is up dramatically (see heart disease up 83%, while strokes, cancers, stillbirths, etc. are also up). Why?

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