Kōrero: Older people

Hospital closure protest

Hospital closure protest

Health services are a major political focus for older people because they use them more than younger people. Older people are often involved in lobby groups and political actions to do with health. This group is protesting against the closure of Ashburton Hospital in the 1990s.

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Ashburton Guardian

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Peggy Koopman-Boyden, 'Older people - Politics and advocacy', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/photograph/26710/hospital-closure-protest (accessed 20 April 2024)

He kōrero nā Peggy Koopman-Boyden, i tāngia i te 5 May 2011, reviewed & revised 22 Aug 2018