"...10,000 patients had waited more than a year to see a specialist and a further 2,500 had then had to wait another year for treatment. "; "Some people are being denied elective surgeries that they would qualify for if they lived in a different region. " - and much more from The #Kākā by Bernard #Hickey <[email protected]> commenting favourably on the #1News report by #JessicaRoden. Some of us who have moved barely 100 km north have noticed the #postcode lottery too. #Healthcare in #NZ varies greatly with location.