Waiheke resident unable to see GP in person after 5 visits
A 70 year old Waiheke Island resident with a ruptured ear-drum, is frustrated that despite 5 visits to her local GP she was unable to actually see a doctor in person. Like many other parts of the country, Waiheke Island is facing a shortage of doctors. Access to healthcare for residents has been further affected by the abrupt closure of the island's only afterhours clinic last Friday, reporter Lucy Xia reports