650 beds, all of them full at Waikato Hospital
Have you been to Waikato Hospital recently? On Wednesday, all its beds were full and, recently, 300 people presented to ED in 24 hours.
That's well above the average for this time last year, of about 250 people in a day.
An urgent care app, Emergency Q, is being used to give an idea of how long wait times are at ED, and gives details of other after-hours clinics.
Read more here.
Poll: If we want to reduce speeding, what do you think actually changes driver behaviour? 🛻🚨🚓
In the Post's article on speeding penalties, the question is asked whether speeding fines are truly about road safety, or are they just a way to boost revenue for the Crown?
What do you think? Should speeding motorists receive speeding fines or demerit points?
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31.2% The sting of a fine (Money talks!)
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68.8% The threat of demerit points (Nobody wants to lose their license!)
Found Black Cat
Hi,
This cat has been hanging around our place in Nawton does anyone know who he might belong too? He is not microchipped or neutered.
Poll: How are your manu skills?
Waikato MP Tim van de Molen could have inadvertently been gifted his new election campaign slogan after taking out the Waikato Times political manu challenge.
Guest judge Alia McQueen said the National Party MP showed loads of “style and energy” as he out-bombed his parliamentary colleagues at Saturday’s impromptu manu challenge at Wellington Street Beach in Hamilton.
How are your manu skills? Tell us more in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).
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0% I'm pretty good
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0% Need work
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100% I've never tried
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