Wally Haumaha (left) and Anaru Pewhairangi at the P hui on Saturday.
Wally Haumaha (left) and Anaru Pewhairangi at the P hui on Saturday.
Readers on the Rotorua Daily Post Facebook page share their views on Saturday's methamphetamine hui.
- It's so good we have a rehab in Rotorua, but more are needed. - More prevention, less rehab needed. [Rehab is the] ambulance at the bottom of the hill. - Way to go alright. Keep itup Wallace. - Damn missed this! Awesome to have help happening here - I was wondering what was going on when I drove past there this morning, huge turn out. - Yes great turn out of whanau affected by this death wish. Support anyway you can if you care for our mokos future. - It was a well attended hui. - That problem came later. Any idea on who's fixing the original problems still plaguing the region. Homelessness of families. Accessibility of gambling machines among the struggling. Availability of alcohol. - Awesome turn out, we need to get rid of that stuff. I've seen it ruin too many families.
Readers also comment on the axing of Rotorua Hospital's Maori support service, Hunga Manaaki.
- This is a great loss for all the people. - If it wasn't for them and the awhi they gave a lot of Maori would have been treated as a number. - Yes very emotional, I'm the new kid on the block, others have been there 10, 15, even 20 years. Hunga Manaaki was all about Manaaki For the people. It got very emotional because we are the whenua, Ngati Whakaue, Te Arawa. - I am so sorry to read this - I would not have known what to do without their support - I didn't feel so isolated and could ask for information freely. - Sad. They gave me friendly awhi each day when I was laid up in hospital, a tautoko that was more human than clinical. Hopefully the new service they talk about can still do the same and better, otherwise waste of time changing it. - They went above and beyond for people. Time didn't matter, they stayed with you no matter what. Let's see if the next lot will go above and beyond. - Well I hope in place of the jobs that were lost to Maori that they are replaced with more Maori nurses or other professional Maori health workers. It was lacking big time when I worked there that's for sure.
