The heat is on in Twizel

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The heat is on in Twizel

Liane
Topham-Kindley
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Is Twizel big enough for two medical centres? Kurow Medical Centre has recently opened a satellite clinic in Twizel just around the corner from Twizel Medical Centre

Twizel is one of the country’s hotspots in the summer, with temperatures often soaring in the small central South Island town. But the heat has been on for weeks now and it’s nothing to do with the temperature, rather the local health service. Southern correspondent Liane Topham-Kindley takes a look at the peculiar things that can happen in small-town New Zealand when it appears everyone is just trying to do their best

South Canterbury DHB has declined a request from former Twizel GP Tim Gardner for a contract to provide primary healthcare services in Twizel via his