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Health Action Wānaka
Community-led advocacy group
49,830
Number of people forecast to be in Wānaka on a 'peak day' by 2031.
Source: QLDC demand projections 2021-2051
1 hour
Distance to Wānaka's nearest Emergency Department: a 60-minute drive over an alpine pass.
54%
Percentage of GP referrals to specialist care declined in the Southern DHB region - the highest in the country in 2022
Source: 'Quantifying and understanding the impact of unmet need on New Zealand general practice' , University of Otago
What we want to achieve
a permanent urgent care service operating overnight in Wānaka
We need to feel safe in the knowledge that there is help at hand 24/7 should we need it.
Free blood collection in Wānaka
People elsewhere in New Zealand get their blood tests for free. So should we.
access to an increased range of publicly funded hospital services within
one hour's drive of Wānaka
Our community is growing and we need to plan for the future now.
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