Hawke's Bay

Eighteen months on from Cyclone Gabrielle, pharmacists are worried lessons have not been learned from that disaster, as Jody Hopkinson reports

Eighteen months on from Cyclone Gabrielle, pharmacists are worried lessons have not been learned from that disaster, as Jody Hopkinson reports

IT STARTED WHEN a mobility walker from a deceased estate was donated to Glenn’s Pharmacy in Taradale.

A Hawke’s Bay community pharmacy has been helping to redistribute donated mobility equipment to residents in need

A Hawke’s Bay pharmacy has hit the jackpot for a customer by selling a million-dollar Lotto ticket in December

One pharmacy has closed for good in Hawke’s Bay and pharmacies are merging in Christchurch and Dunedin

The road between Wairoa and Napier is now open, but medicines to the Wairoa Pharmacy are still going the long way round

Northern Hawke’s Bay’s Wairoa Pharmacy has been badly affected by the closure of the bridge to Napier and is disappointed it will take another month to repair

After Cyclone Gabrielle there were complaints that pharmacies were at the back of the queue for generators and fuel, leading to calls for them to be prioritised for future events. Natasha Jojoa Burling reports 

After Cyclone Gabrielle there were complaints that pharmacies were at the back of the queue for generators and fuel, leading to calls for them to be prioritised for future events. Natasha Jojoa Burling reports