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Speaker 1: Now I'm really pleased to say that Robin joins me

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Speaker 1: on the line. Good morning, Robin.

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Speaker 2: Happy new Yekadie.

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Speaker 1: Happy to you too, Hey, thank you, thank you so

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Speaker 1: much for getting in contact with us. Robin.

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Speaker 2: What's the latest?

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Speaker 1: Oh anytime? What's the latest with the pool out at

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Speaker 1: the Palmerston Hospital.

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Speaker 2: Will you recall the health Minister came on your program

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Speaker 2: after I was on. He told you a number of things.

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Speaker 2: changed his mind. It is a public pool of course,

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Speaker 2: as winner costing three million dollars. He then said, you know,

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Speaker 2: if you put in a referral, well, yes, you'll be

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Speaker 1: One's even acknowledged that you sent that to not even

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Speaker 2: And I'm on the stage now. I mean, I got

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Speaker 1: Robin, what kind of impact is that having on you personally,

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Speaker 2: Well, I'm now using my wheelchair inside my house, which

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Speaker 2: I've never ever done before. I've always been able to

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Speaker 1: That makes me feel really upset and annoyed.

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Speaker 2: On eighty a half, I'm more upset about the grandmother

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Speaker 2: that was receiving wonderful therapy from I think Outreach physiosm

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Speaker 1: From your perspective, you know, was the pool being misused?

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Speaker 2: Prompted this, Katie, You tried to get those stats. We've

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Speaker 2: Health, Katie. The minister knows that he is not being

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Speaker 2: and Robin has seen them and she's going to be involved.

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Speaker 2: And I said, excuse me, Minister, I know absolutely nothing

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Speaker 1: Well, Robin, consultations are two ways straight. It's not just

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Speaker 1: Yeah, which is just unbelievable hours a week. You know,

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Speaker 2: User Or when we do get full use Katie, I've

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Speaker 1: You've got to We've got to have that people power. So,

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Speaker 2: Well, you rattled a lot of cages the last time

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Speaker 2: After I met with the minister, I said, I thought,

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Speaker 1: Well, Robin, I'll put it out there. I'm happy to

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Speaker 1: we've just got to get the minister as well. Robin.

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Speaker 1: Thank you. Please continue to let us know what's going on,

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Speaker 2: Reploking you to do this because it's just absolutely ridiculous.

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Speaker 1: Absolutely I agree with you. Robin. Lovely to hear from you.

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Speaker 2: Maybe we'll maybe we'll have a change of ministry. It's

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Speaker 2: Thank you.

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Speaker 1: sure very well yeah, yeah, very well known territorians. Yeah. Robin,

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Speaker 1: Robin bye now, thank you and double Someone's just message

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