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Rachel Graham

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Radio New Zealand reporter, mum of one small boy and two cats, and Christchurch resident.
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Cost and vaccine hesitancy lead to low flu vaccination rates - Christchurch clinic

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By Rachel Graham Verified
| Radio New Zealand (RNZ) Verified
While hospitals and GP clinics struggle under the rising tide of patients suffering from winter illnesses, figures show less than 25 percent of the country's population received the flu vaccination this year. Health New Zealand data also showed that the percentage of people getting a free flu shot over the age of 65 had steadily decreased from 70 percent in 2022 to 59 percent this year.
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Dental bills lead surge in requests to Christchurch charity fund

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By Rachel Graham Verified
| Radio New Zealand (RNZ) Verified
Christchurch's Mayor's Welfare Fund has paid more than $200,000 to assist people with dental and electricity payments as the cost of living bites. Those numbers have nearly doubled from the year prior. Councillor Yani Johanson, the chair of the advisory fund committee, said the fund has paid out $122,474 for dental work so far in 2026, with a maximum of $2000 given out to any individual.
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Dental bills lead surge in requests to Christchurch charity fund

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By Rachel Graham Verified
| Radio New Zealand (RNZ) Verified
Christchurch's Mayor's Welfare Fund has paid more than $200,000 to assist people with dental and electricity payments as the cost of living bites. Those numbers have nearly doubled from the year prior. Councillor Yani Johanson, the chair of the advisory fund committee, said the fund has paid out $122,474 for dental work so far in 2026, with a maximum of $2000 given out to any individual.
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