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		<title>GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell &#8211; Calling out Health New Zealand for intimidation of nurses</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 06:07:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[When nurses speak up about safety — should they be threatened for it?]]></description>
		
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		<title>Action needed on widespread drinking water problems</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:46:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[You turn on the tap — and you’re told not to drink it. How is this still happening in New Zealand?]]></description>
		
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		<title>Understanding Cuba’s health system helps to better understand New Zealand’s</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Powell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:18:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Cuba shouldn’t outperform wealthier nations in healthcare. But in key ways — it does.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Alliance Party Calls For Aged Care Investment In West Coast Bed Crisis</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:42:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[More than 50 beds gone. An ageing population rising. And nowhere for people to go except already stretched hospitals.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Greenpeace challenges MPs to drink nitrate-contaminated water at Parliament</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:37:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[If it’s safe, drink it. That’s the challenge Greenpeace just laid down on Parliament’s lawn — and it cuts straight through years of political avoidance on nitrate contamination.]]></description>
		
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		<title>9,000 students faced unsafe drinking water at school last year &#8211; Greens</title>
		<link>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/9000-students-faced-unsafe-drinking-water-at-school-last-year-greens/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Daily Blog]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:35:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Marama Davidson]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[If kids can’t trust the water at school, something fundamental has gone wrong.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Kaitiaki Hauora – Together for Public Health, a powerful voice for the health system</title>
		<link>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/guest-blog-ian-powell-kaitiaki-hauora-together-for-public-health-a-powerful-voice-for-the-health-system/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Powell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 20:22:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[David Galler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health System]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Kaitiaki Hauora – Together for Public Health signals a renewed fight for equitable, publicly funded healthcare in Aotearoa as pressure on the system intensifies.]]></description>
		
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		<title>ACT Thinks Booze Will Fix the Economy</title>
		<link>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/act-thinks-making-booze-easier-to-buy-is-how-to-save-the-economy/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Bradbury]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 21:05:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As hardship grows across New Zealand, ACT’s push to make alcohol easier to access raises a serious question — is this economic policy, or political distraction?]]></description>
		
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		<title>NZ First go full cooker against WHO</title>
		<link>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/nzfirst-go-full-cooker-against-who/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Bradbury]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 20:16:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[NZ First’s rejection of WHO pandemic rules highlights Winston Peters’ shift toward anti-vaccine rhetoric and conspiracy-aligned politics.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Economy is collapsing and ACT thinks making it easier to buy booze is the solution?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Bradbury]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 20:04:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[ACT’s alcohol law changes raise serious questions as New Zealand faces rising costs, unemployment and growing hardship.]]></description>
		
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