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Briar Parfitt's Tragic Wait for Care | Auckland News
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A mother of five, Briar Parfitt, died tragically while en route to another hospital after being told she’d face a 25-hour wait at Palmerston North—though officials say the average wait was just two hours. Her family, heartbroken and frustrated, believes they made the right call to seek faster care, but her death has ignited a national conversation about emergency healthcare delays and systemic failures. The case is now under coroner’s investigation as grieving loved ones push for urgent reforms.
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