three free GP visits a year<\/a> would be “a game-changer” in healthcare, helping people before their conditions worsened and they ended up in hospital, he said.<\/p>\n“It’s a privilege to live and work in Northland, but over the past two years I’ve watched the National government drive inequity, undercut public health and make visiting the doctor more expensive and out of reach for many people.<\/p>\n
“I believe in equity for all and in the social good that Labour has always stood for – policies that benefit every New Zealander, regular Kiwis, the regular person, not just those at the top.<\/p>\n
“I understand how government policies and public services can literally transform lives.”<\/p>\n
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