CCDHB sustainability advisor Jay Hadfield and Kaicycle coordinator Kate Walmsley growing their budding friendship with a little light gardening.
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Patients, visitors and staff have another way to grow relationships and exercise their green fingers thanks to new community planter boxes installed in the courtyard of Wellington Regional Hospital this week.
Planted by local urban farm and composting organisation Kaicycle, and built by community group Menzshed, the planter boxes are aimed at fostering a sense of community – while providing fresh produce for staff, patients and visitors.
“Fresh vegetables play a really important role in healthy eating, which is a key part of making healthier choices and living healthier lifestyles,” said Capital & Coast DHB senior advisor – sustainability Jay Hadfield.
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Dave Young was knocked off his bike and fractured his iliac crest in his pelvis on Chaytor Street in Karori. “I just don t understand why they didn’t wait. It just seems to be impatience,” he said. Young spent three days in Wellington Regional Hospital, but isn’t holding a grudge against the driver who left him lying on the road with a fracture in his pelvis. He was in such extreme pain he couldn’t move his legs to get on to the stretcher. “At the time I was obviously quite angry. A lot of it is just impatience and not leaving any margin for error,” he said. “I just want them to know what happened and understand the consequences.