A nurses’ strike is planned for Wednesday 9 August

A 24-hour nurses’ strike is planned for Wednesday, 9 August, starting at 7am and finishing at 7am, Thursday 10 August.

There is a chance the strike will be called off. The decision will be confirmed on Tuesday, 8 August

Please keep an eye on the Te Whatu Ora website or social media for up to date information.

TeWhatuOra.govt.nz/nurses-strike-2023

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If the strike goes ahead, services will continue to operate with the help of other clinical staff. Please help by keeping our emergency departments for emergencies only.

The strike will only effect public hospitals and community health services.

All other healthcare services are available for non-urgent care, medical advice or assistance.

• For non-urgent medical advice or assistance, call Healthline on 0800 611 116 for free 24/7.

• Talk to a pharmacist, for minor illnesses or injuries, or make an appointment to see your local GP.

After-hours clinics are operating.

If you have a medical emergency, or sudden decline in your health, call 111 or go to your nearest emergency department immediately.

Anyone staying in hospital during the strike will still receive the care and support they need.

All hospitals have plans in place to ensure that essential and urgent care will be provided. This includes life-preserving services, maternity care, intensive care, emergency departments, and ambulance services.

Thank you for your understanding.

Results of the 2023 Upper Tākaka Pig Hunt

Adult Category Winners: Largest Boar – Blake Cottle and Brad Goulsbro, 69.5kg; Largest Tusks – Steven Ranstead and Ari Richmond; Biggest Sow – Mark Soper and Grant Wyllie, 61kg; Average Weight Pig – Jonny Harwood and Steve Chamberlain, 36.7kg; Most Pigs Weighed In – Hunter Griffiths and Blair Crawford, 9; Biggest Red Stag – Wendy Brooks and Kyle Gardiner, 105kg; Biggest Fallow Stag – Hunter Griffiths and Blair Crawford, 55.5kg; Most Goats – Hayden Baker, 32. Children Category Winners: Heaviest Possum – Blake McCleely, 4.65kg; Most Possums – Quinn Riordan, 8; Heaviest Hare – Ryder McKay, 4.6kg; Most Hares – Stevie Rosser, 9; Longest Goat Horns – Ryder McKay, 32cm; Most Goats – Benjamin Rosser, 19. Weigh-in Stats: 45 pigs; 4 Fallow Stags; 3 Red Stags; 96 Goat tails; 44 Possums; 62 Hares.