Minister for Racing Nathan Guy has announced that 22 projects to improve safety at New Zealand racecourses will be receiving grants totalling $508,826.95.
Otaki MP Nathan Guy is urging local ratepayers not to miss out on claiming a rates rebate from their local council by the end of the month.
Last Friday I was very proud to announce that the Government is providing $712,500 in new funding to extend the Horowhenua St Johns Urgent Community Care (UCC) project until 2014.
This is a great service which involves highly trained paramedics treating people in their own homes. As a result, fewer people need to make what can be a stressful and unnecessary trip to hospital.
In Kapiti a similar scheme was run by Wellington Free Ambulance, and St John have been operating a trial in the Horowhenua region over the last two years.
Not only is it good for the patient, it’s also good for the taxpayer and our hospitals as it means fewer unnecessary admissions.
Already we’ve seen a 20% reduction in ED presentations to Palmerston North hospital. 4237 patients have been treated in Horowhenua and a survey shows high-level satisfaction of 99%, an outstanding result.
This is especially important in our region because we have a number of elderly and vulnerable people, and Palmerston North or Wellington hospital is nearly an hour’s drive away.
In August last year Prime Minister John Key came to Levin to present a cheque of $700,000 to support the scheme.
I’m proud that the Government has recognised the success of this scheme. I think it is the way of the future, treating people in their own homes with quicker and better services.
I want to thank James Wood, the Chief Executive of St John who is standing down after 12 years in the job. In that time we have had a lot of good things happening in Horowhenua – not just this paramedic scheme, but extra paramedics in Otaki and Foxton have been employed who are making a real difference.
Otaki MP Nathan Guy has welcomed the crushing of a Paraparaumu car under “boy racer” laws.
Otaki MP Nathan Guy has welcomed new funding of $712,500 from the Government to extend the Horowhenua St Johns Urgent Community Care (UCC) project until 2014.
A group of 32 Bomber Command veterans have been farewelled on their way to London for the unveiling of an official memorial by the Minister of Veterans’ Affairs Nathan Guy.
In the National-led Government, Otaki MP Hon Nathan Guy is Minister for Racing and Minister for Primary Industries. This website is funded by The Parliamentary Service and authorised by Nathan Guy MP, 240 Oxford Street, Levin. Welcome to my website.
I’m proud to be the Member of Parliament for the Otaki electorate, representing the area I’ve lived in nearly all my life.
The Otaki electorate stretches from Paraparaumu in the South, including Waikanae and Otaki, to Levin, Foxton and Waitarere in the north.
We are lucky to enjoy one of the best lifestyles in New Zealand here with the ocean, the outdoors, and our vibrant communities.
I’m also proud to be a Cabinet Minister in John Key’s Government.
I have a busy workload as Minister for Primary Industries and Minister for Racing.
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