Help others get to their medical appointments
Your Community Health Shuttle
Can you help?
We need more volunteers from the South Waikato, especially helpful to have some more in Tokoroa.
You know what we do - take people to their health board appointments when they have no other way to get there. Our charter says we help those with community service cards - but wherever there's a need we try to help. We help with appointments in Hamilton, Cambridge, Matamata, Rotorua, Taupo, Te Kuiti, Thames, Monday to Saturday.
What do we do?
Everyone's a volunteer. No-one in our organisation is paid. We have a roster - we select a day we can keep aside for shuttle duty - at least one day each two weeks. Some of us drive - one of the cars or one of the vans - you can say if you're not confident with the van - and some of us are assistants for when we have a number of passengers.
We drive people to their appointments, help them find their way (or push the wheelchair..) and see they are comfortable. Sometimes we stay with particularly nervous clients.
We don't know how long we'll be away from home - maybe four hours, maybe up to eight, because the appointments may be at different times and be of different lengths. Our job is to get everyone back home - but sometimes this means another driver does a pickup.
Check out swcht dot org to download details and an application
Poll: Should the government levy industries that contribute to financial hardship?
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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59.5% Yes, supporting people is important!
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26.2% No, individuals should take responsibility
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14.4% ... It is complicated
Wild weather in the Waikato
The Waikato really copped it over the weekend, with wild weather leaving a hefty clean-up bill that may run into the millions.
While things are looking calmer in the days ahead, there are still plenty of slips and flooded roads across the district — so if you’re heading out, take it easy and stay alert.
We want to know: How did you and your whānau get on over the weekend?
Want to see what recovery will look like from here? The Waikato Times has the latest.
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