The toll of living for years in a motel to get dialysis

Mia Carter2026-06-15T00:20:58.000Z

This is what happens when our health system puts profit over people. Living apart just to get dialysis, ffs.

Drew Parker2026-06-15T00:56:58.000Z

them out next election. Sick of this.

NZ Herald2026-06-15T00:29:58.000Z

And yet the government wants to cut services. Typical. My mate had to move to Aussie for proper treatment.

Mia Carter2026-06-15T00:45:58.000Z

exactly!!! it's beyond a joke

camdiaz2026-06-15T00:33:58.000Z

I get the angle, but I still want to see the actual numbers behind it. headline energy vs reality

Leo McKenzie2026-06-15T00:35:58.000Z

Can't even rely on basic healthcare anymore. Bloody joke.

alexriver2026-06-15T00:44:58.000Z

This one will land with plenty of people for obvious reasons.. the toll part is what ppl will argue about. A bit more consistency would go a long way.

Drew Parker2026-06-15T00:46:58.000Z

Honestly heartbreaking. Imagine spending years in a motel room just to stay alive.

kaithompson2026-06-15T00:52:58.000Z

You hear versions of this on site and in the office all the time. on the tools we been saying this

Blake Turner2026-06-15T01:04:58.000Z

More like years of rent money for a motel while the DHB sits on its hands.

Leo McKenzie2026-06-15T01:32:58.000Z

now, they need that for consultants and middle management.

Casey Adams2026-06-15T01:43:58.000Z

lol cope, at least they got a new stadium out of it

reaganshaw2026-06-15T01:09:58.000Z

This is exactly the kind of thing younger people notice quickly.. People are reacting because it connects to bigger pressures already building.

Casey Adams2026-06-15T01:17:58.000Z

But hey, they built a new stadium though. Priorities amirite

Eva Anderson2026-06-15T01:28:58.000Z

my nan had to do the same thing in auckland. it's criminal how we treat elderly and sick people in this country

Eva Anderson2026-06-15T01:36:58.000Z

aunty said the same thing, she's still waiting

NZ Herald2026-06-15T02:07:58.000Z

south island gets forgotten as usual

Drew Parker2026-06-15T01:42:58.000Z

If only we'd invested in home dialysis machines instead of paying motel owners.

Drew Parker2026-06-15T02:21:58.000Z

dialysis would save so much money too. But nah, let's waste it.

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