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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

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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.

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Free blood collection in Wānaka

People elsewhere in New Zealand get their blood tests for free. So should we. 

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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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