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NEWS<br />
<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>October</strong> <strong>26</strong>, <strong>2023</strong><br />
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Rural health needs urgent action<br />
By DAVID HILL,<br />
LocalDemocracy Reporter<br />
Rural healthcareneeds urgent attention<br />
from the incoming Government, says<br />
Hurunui Mayor Marie Black.<br />
Ashortage of GPs and health workers in<br />
the Hurunui district is agrowing concern,<br />
she says.<br />
The National Party campaigned on a<br />
promisetoestablish athird medical<br />
school with arural focus at Waikato<br />
University.<br />
Recruiting GPs, nurses and support<br />
workers to work in rural communities has<br />
been amajor challenge in recent years.<br />
Mrs Black, who previously worked as a<br />
Plunket health worker in the region, said<br />
the demographics of the Hurunuidistrict<br />
provided both challenges and<br />
opportunities.<br />
There was no public transportinthe<br />
district, while an ageing population meant<br />
more than 25 percent of the population<br />
was expected to be over 65 by 2051.<br />
Young people had to sit driving tests in<br />
Rangiora, which meant travelling to<br />
medical appointments could be a<br />
challenge for young and old.<br />
More retirement villages were being<br />
proposed for Amberley to support the<br />
ageing population, which meant retaining<br />
and attracting GPs, nurses and support<br />
workers was vital, she says.<br />
Mrs Blacksuggested medical students<br />
Hurunui Mayor Marie Black<br />
could be bonded to work in rural<br />
communities after they graduate, with part<br />
or all of their student loanwiped.<br />
‘‘They used to do that with teachers, so<br />
perhaps we could look at that with medical<br />
students. We will keep awatching brief as<br />
the new government is formed. It will be<br />
interesting to see where it lands.’’<br />
She says living and working in the<br />
Hurunuialso provided opportunities with<br />
the rural lifestyle. There was adesire to<br />
give back and look for communityled<br />
solutions, she says.<br />
Anexample of this was the Hawarden<br />
Waikari Community Vehicle Trust, which<br />
provided transport to medical<br />
appointments.<br />
Of the district's five health centres, four<br />
were community owned and ratepayer<br />
funded.<br />
Mrs Black hosted agroup of third year<br />
Otago Medical School students in August<br />
to give them arural perspective on<br />
healthcare.<br />
‘‘It was surprising how little they knew<br />
about living in arural area.’’<br />
The initiative has been running for 10<br />
years, with the students visiting medical<br />
centres, St John, the <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
Rural Support Trust and alocal preschool.<br />
The Kaikōura district faced similar<br />
challenges, with its over 65 population also<br />
expected to increase to 25% over the next<br />
30 years.<br />
Takahanga Marae hosted 13 tertiary<br />
health students from around Aotearoa in<br />
June on athreeday Noho Marae visit.<br />
The initiative was apartnership<br />
between Te Tai oMarokura, aMaori<br />
health and social service provider in<br />
Kaikōura, and Hauora Taiwhenua /Rural<br />
Health Network’s careers programme.<br />
Lisa Kahu, of Te Tai oMarokura, said<br />
the initiative had been running for several<br />
years to encourage young doctors, nurses<br />
and dentists to work in rural communities.<br />
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Fireworks display at GlenmarkDomain<br />
ByROBYN BRISTOW<br />
The Waipara Fireworks<br />
display is set to go off with a<br />
bang again this year.<br />
Ahuge display is set to light<br />
up the sky as darkness falls on<br />
Friday,November 3.<br />
The gate opens on the familyorientated<br />
event at 5.30pm, and<br />
entertainment, and activities<br />
will keep everyone busy until<br />
the main event arrives. Alive<br />
band, lolly scramble, face<br />
painting, rides, glow sticks,<br />
Peddlemania, waffles, donuts,<br />
asausage sizzle, hot chips,<br />
hotdogs, sandwiches and<br />
coffee will ensure afun night.<br />
The annual event is run<br />
under the guidance of the<br />
Waipara Fireworks<br />
Incorporated Society. Families<br />
find the atmosphere and space<br />
great for young people to run<br />
around and enjoy themselves.<br />
If anyone is in doubt about<br />
the display being on due to the<br />
weather,ring (027) 4816933 to<br />
check, or visit the Waipara<br />
Fireworks Facebook page. Do<br />
not text. All takings go toward<br />
funding next year’s display.<br />
Entry is $10 an adult, $5 a<br />
child or $30 for acarload.<br />
Preschoolersare free. There is<br />
achange of roading layout for<br />
this year’s event, and only one<br />
controlled entrance down<br />
Glenmark Drive.<br />
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Arewarding business journey<br />
From Page 1<br />
Marine mammal tourism started in<br />
Kaikōura in the late 1980's with the<br />
advent of whale watching. The novel<br />
idea of swimming with dolphins<br />
became areality in the summer of<br />
1989/90 and was the brain wave of Ian<br />
Bradshaw and Rik Buurman.<br />
In 1990 Rik and Ian were issued<br />
with New Zealand’s first specific<br />
dolphin swimming and watching<br />
permit by the Department of<br />
Conservation<br />
Rik’s brother Dennis Buurman,<br />
now the general manager, and his<br />
wife Lynette, joined the partnership<br />
in 1991 and the company was named<br />
Dolphin Encounter.<br />
In the 1999/2000 season Rik left the<br />
business to pursue other business<br />
ventures.<br />
Today Ian, the operations<br />
manager, Dennis and Lynette<br />
remain.<br />
Ian deals with the boats, the audit<br />
processes, works with Maritime New<br />
Zealand, and all the health and<br />
safety aspects, and compliance for<br />
the business. Dennis, takes more of a<br />
back seat today, but Lynette<br />
continues to help grow the business.<br />
‘‘It has been agreat journey. We<br />
started from small beginnings, but<br />
the company has progressed and<br />
expanded.<br />
‘‘We have grown into something<br />
really different from when we<br />
started.’’<br />
And with an eye to the future<br />
Lynette says the focus will be on<br />
improvements, and what the<br />
business can do better.<br />
‘‘However,wewill continue to<br />
keep the customer and staff at the<br />
centre of everything we do.’’<br />
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