John Taylor
John Taylor is a 16-year-old year old from Warkworth whose year has got off to a really rough start. On January 14th he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of melanoma and since then has had surgery to remove a large area of the surrounding skin and underlying tissue from his lower leg, as well as two nearby lymph nodes. Unfortunately, the results have shown that cancer cells were already present in the lymph nodes and now he needs to undergo further testing and treatment.
So far the family has already borrowed around $17,250 for surgery and testing as these were needed more urgently than the public health system could provide. They have already been told that John is likely to require further testing and treatment in the very near future and that not all of it will be funded through the public system.
Any funds raised will go towards paying for these tests and/or treatment as well as to support the whanau during the coming months ahead.
John will be under the care of Starship and the family have been advised by the paediatric oncologist that John's type of melanoma is so rare (they barely see any of these in NZ in adults let alone kids/teenagers) and aggressive, they've decided to send his info to 'St Jude's - children's research hospital' in the states to get their advice. This process should take 2-3 weeks but...might take longer if they ask for the original tissue to be sent to them so they can have a look at it themselves. Starship will be back in touch once they've heard from them and then there will be a meeting to discuss the treatment plan from there.
You are invited to offer support to John and his family via a Give-a-little page set up in his name. It would be greatly appreciated.
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As reported in the Post, there’s a $30 million funding gap in financial mentoring. This has led to services closing and mentors stepping in unpaid just to keep helping people in need 🪙💰🪙
One proposed solution? Small levies on industries that profit from financial hardship — like banks, casinos, and similar companies.
So we want to hear what you think:
Should the government ask these industries to contribute?
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66.7% Yes, supporting people is important!
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33.3% No, individuals should take responsibility
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0% ... It is complicated
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Poll: As a customer, what do you think about automation?
The Press investigates the growing reliance on your unpaid labour.
Automation (or the “unpaid shift”) is often described as efficient ... but it tends to benefit employers more than consumers.
We want to know: What do you think about automation?
Are you for, or against?
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9.6% For. Self-service is less frustrating and convenient.
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43.4% I want to be able to choose.
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47% Against. I want to deal with people.
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