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‘You reach a tipping point’: New Zealand’s strained healthcare system at centre of election battle

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‘You reach a tipping point’: New Zealand’s strained healthcare system at centre of election battle
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With care shortfalls biting across the country, the National-led coalition has been accused of letting chronic underfunding worsenBack when she was healthy, Jane Harrison worked for the community – securing money for playgrounds, getting kids into sport and making sure her small town in New Zealand’s South Island was ready if an earthquake struck.Now, she and her husband, Shaun Fitzgerald, 65, are both on disability assistance. Last year, when Fitzgerald – a roofer – was waiting for back surgery

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