by Heather Hastie | Feb 8, 2023 | Health
A Service for Heather Hastie will be held at 2:30pm NZ Time on Thursday 9th February. If you would like to view the service please click on the link below....
by Fiona Hastie | Feb 7, 2023 | Health
On Saturday 4th February at around 5.30am (NZ Time) Heather Hastie passed away after a short illness. My sister Brenda and I (Fiona) were with her at the time. A service for Heather will be held at 2.30pm on Thursday 9th Feb at the Taumarunui Funeral Services, 34 Huia...
by Heather Hastie | Jul 19, 2019 | Health, US Politics, Women
Before I start, I should note I am unapologetically pro-choice. I’ve been pro-choice for as long as I can remember. I recall thinking women should be able to have an abortion, if they want one, when I was just eight year old (1972-73). (New Zealand’s...
by Heather Hastie | Apr 16, 2019 | Health, US Politics
As regular readers know, I’ve written multiple posts over the years about why I think the US needs a single-payer healthcare system. The most recent was less than two months ago: ‘The Benefits of a Single-Payer Healthcare System’. As the only OECD...
by Heather Hastie | Feb 27, 2019 | Health, US Politics, USA
On 29 January 2019 we saw the first CNN Town Hall for a candidate for the 2020 US presidential election. Kamala Harris, a Democratic senator from California, is one of the more impressive members of what promises to be a huge field. CNN is reporting the Town Hall had...
by Heather Hastie | Aug 9, 2018 | Health, Human Rights, US Politics
This quick post about Trump and asbestos is mainly to let you know I’m still here, as well as to bring an un-effing-believable situation to your attention. I’ve had my new chair for about ten days. I assumed everything would be hunky-dory as soon as I got...
