Murupara league saves house
The Murupara Maori Women’s Welfare League has succeeded in retaining the local district nurses home which was threatened with closure.
However Murupara has lost its resident nurse and now shares two nurses who cover an area from Kaiangaroa, Murupara, Galatea, Minginui, Te Whaiti and Ruatahuna.
The Health Department withdrew its resident nurse because of the shortage of public nurses and had planned to sell the nurse’s home.
Meetings were held between the department and the league with the league saying it was prepared to maintain the house and grounds and pay the rates until a resident nurse could be employed.
Local MP Dr Peter Tapsell helped with the negotiations and two months later the league was given the lease to the house. League branches at Te Whaiti, Tawharangi and Murupara organised a working bee and the house was blessed.
At the opening was the Waiariki area representative Areta Koopu as well as Mr and Mrs Murchie, Mr and Mrs Whiteman (local mayor) and local teachers.
The league plans to have health talks in the house as part of a health awareness programme.
The secretary of the Murupara league, Mrs R.L. Te Are thanks Dr Tapsell and the Department of Health and all the people who gave donations and time.
No reira e nga hapu o nga hau e wha, tena koutou katoa.
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Tu Tangata, Issue 15, 1 December 1983, Page 33
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226Murupara league saves house Tu Tangata, Issue 15, 1 December 1983, Page 33
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