Waitomo election fight spills on to Country Calendar
A Waitomo mayoral candidate’s appearance on Country Calendar just ahead of the election has been pulled after the incumbent’s wife called foul.
Janette Osborne is running for mayor of Waitomo and was only a day away from her family featuring on national television, an appearance she’d advertised in her campaign.
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Widow’s fight for change after husband’s ‘blasé’ care at Waikato Hospital
Nigel Dring had looked forward to retirement, but only got months to enjoy it.
His death in July 2023 - two days after a medical appointment - sparked an investigation at Waikato Hospital and his widow says she’s still shocked at “blasé” treatment in the days before he died.
While Nigel had told one doctor he was “really struggling to breathe”, no-one made them feel like he was in danger, Lynn Dring said.
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