What can the Govt do for NZ's small rural communities? | John Campbell's Budget Roadie

The Broadwood General Store is low-key bustling. Mail being delivered. Groceries bought. Takeaways sold. Cars gassed up from pumps out the back. The kind of commerce that the internet and mega-stores haven’t yet deflated.
Tulisa Linder is one of two women running the counter. People call her Lisa. Mel holds the shop while Lisa sits with John outside.
John asks her what would make a transformative difference to Broadwood, she says greater access to healthcare. And Lisa says it without hesitation. With the insight of having watched the people she lives among struggling to access healthcare, particularly for serious illness.
In the lead-up to Budget Day 2024, John Campbell and his camera operator Clint Bruce travelled to the North to uncover the challenges faced by locals and to explore how the Budget might impact their lives.
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