Public slam health servicesJohn Hawkins Geoff Piercy speaking at a public meeting in Invercargill on Sunday. The meeting was hosted by Invercargill Labour candidate Liz Craig to discuss southern health services. New Zealand's health services have been slammed at a public meeting in Invercargill, with one speaker saying animals receive better care than people. He was one of several people who told personal stories of how the health system had failed them and their families. Craig said the south had a "hidden health crisis" and the government had under-funded health spending nationwide by $1.7b during the last six years.

Source: Stuff March 19, 2017 07:08 UTC