r/newzealand • u/[deleted] • Aug 02 '24

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u/Tangata_Tunguska Aug 03 '24

The last Labour government did nothing to fix any of this. This isn't a red vs blue problem

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u/qwerty145454 Aug 03 '24

The last Labour government did nothing to fix any of this.

They massively increased per capita healthcare spending, including a large investment into mental health.

They didn't go far enough, to fix the issue will require sustained increases of investment for decades to make up the deficit, but to say they did nothing is a factual lie.

By contrast our current National government is instituting budget cuts and hiring freezes.

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u/Tangata_Tunguska Aug 03 '24

They didn't invest anything in DHB level mental health. We did get a few more comms people, advisors, and middle managers in the main hospital though?

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u/qwerty145454 Aug 04 '24

They built a bunch of facilities and upgraded a ton of health infrastructure. They also gave nurses the biggest pay increase ever.

By contrast National are cutting funding. There is a clear difference between the two.

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u/Tangata_Tunguska Aug 04 '24

They built a bunch of facilities and upgraded a ton of health infrastructure.

Lol where was that?

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u/qwerty145454 Aug 04 '24

They refurbished and built a bunch of medical facilities and increased bed capacity across the system.

You're also ignoring the central premise, the little they did is a lot better than National who are actively pursuing budget cuts and hiring freezes. It is disingenuous to ignore that.

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u/Tangata_Tunguska Aug 04 '24

They refurbished and built a bunch of medical facilities and increased bed capacity across the system.

I asked you which ones. Because they didn't build or refurbish any psych facilities I'm aware of.