Senior doctors and dentists at Health NZ public hospitals and health services plan to strike for 48 hours on Tuesday 23 September and Wednesday 24 September. Emergency departments will be open for emergencies only. GPs, after-hours and urgent care clinics, and other community health providers are not affected by the strike and will continue to operate as normal.
About the strike
Manawa Ora
Manawa Ora is a free service helping whānau with tamariki to make their home drier and healthier.
How we can help
Manawa Ora may be able to help if:
- you live in your own home
- you live in a rental
- you live in a Kainga Ora house
- you need help to find a home.
If you are eligible, a community health worker/kaimahi from one of our Whānau Ora providers across Northland will be assigned to your whānau. They will contact you, visit you in your home, and complete a comprehensive housing assessment.
This will identify what we may be able to provide to make the home warmer and drier. We may be able to provide:
- insulation
- curtains
- carpet (in Kāinga Ora houses)
- heating
- and or beds and bedding. If you have a Community Services Card, and you are pregnant or have children under 5, you may be eligible.
Referral information
You can be referred to us by:
- a healthcare provider
- Midwife or Lead Maternity Carer
- your ward nurse (if you or your child have recently been in hospital)
- a public health nurse
- a social worker
- a Plunket nurse or Tamariki Ora nurse.
Or you can self-refer.
Information for referrers
Referrals are usually processed within 2 to 3 days.