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tricia adams-smith

tricia adams-smith
  • Joined: Dec 2012
  • commented: 4

Commented on a story 12:17pm Apr 15th

"A lot of preventable hospital admissions could be addressed by ensuring that primary health care (eg GP..."

Northland District Health Board has the country's fourth highest rate of potentially preventable deaths, according to Treasury figures.

Hospitalisation rate 'too high'

15 Apr 2013

Commented on a story 8:18am Jan 6th

"I suggest that concerned parents start a petition with all the families at Totara Grove School; not..."

A concerned mother says the Whangarei District Council is showing a lack of concern for children's lives by saying no to requests for a pedestrian crossing outside Totara Grove Primary School.

Whangarei mum demands crossing

27 Dec 2012

Commented on a story 1:37pm Dec 27th

"The council don't seem very user friendly when it comes to ped crossings. I've asked them to make the..."

A concerned mother says the Whangarei District Council is showing a lack of concern for children's lives by saying no to requests for a pedestrian crossing outside Totara Grove Primary School.

Whangarei mum demands crossing

27 Dec 2012

Commented on a story 8:12pm Dec 20th

"Of course, if stores stopped selling tobacco products, there would be no risk that these would be..."

Thieves smashed their way into three Whangarei businesses over two hours and fled with thousands of dollars worth of cigarettes and tobacco and $3000 of herbal tobacco.

Thousands in cash and cigs snatched

19 Dec 2012

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