Business as usual at Wellington Hospital

Following yesterday's 6.5 magnitude earthquake, all buildings on our Wellington, Kapiti, and Kenepuru sites have been checked by engineering and technical services staff, and are considered safe. All services are operating as normal.

We would like to acknowledge the hard work of both our clinical and technical services staff, as well as our emergency management team, who have worked in very unnerving conditions throughout the weekend to ensure the buildings are safe and that our patients continue to receive excellent care. 

All patients should attend their appointments as usual or re-schedule them by calling the main outpatient booking centre on (04) 806 0992, if they are concerned about travelling through Wellington today.

ENDS

© Scoop Media

New Court Orders, Screening, Guardianship Changes...: Government Ignoring Poverty, Again

It remains to be seen if announcements today will better protect children, but the National Government is forgoing an opportunity to really help kids by ignoring the elephant in the room, which is poverty, Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei says.

"All the experts have told the Government that very low income is associated with higher rates of child maltreatment and neglect -- something which was totally ignored in the Government's Children's Action Plan and the announcements today," Mrs Turei said. More>>