There is certainly no apartheid implied by this policy at all.

Foxy you will understand this; When my sister-in-law passed away in the Whangarei hospice last year from cancer. I was impressed by the fact that the establishment provided a large adjoining family room to her room, where the cultural needs of her Maori family were catered for. It basically required a large number of family members, including young children, to be present 24/7, and other visitors, until our sister died. The room provided sleeping and cooking facilities. The hospice was also mindful of the need to complete the necessary paperwork quickly (done within 2 hours) so sister could make her "hikoi" (journey), first to the appropriate undertakers for dressing etc, and then ending at the Marae for a three day tangi before burial at the family urupa (cemetery) in the hills. This is seen as culturally necessary, but not the same as the European practices

Dear Paul,

I certainly do understand it. And whether its a hospital
or funeral directors, or aged care facilities, it is so
important that staff and the facilities themselves are
beginning to recognise what has to be done and that the staff
are trained and are there for people in their hours of need
be it in emergency situations, awaiting deaths, or whatever.
Thank Goodness that times are changing for the better and
that all people hopefully will be treated with the respect and
dignity that they deserve.

Rumours and rumours of rumours. They are all a pain in the bum. With each new one, there comes outrage and then denial. Best to ignore the lot of them.

Yeah, sure Paul, say it over and over, people may believe it.
I wonder if there will be cultural environments for Anglos ?
No ? Why ?

No matter which way you twist it and bend it, it is racial.
The only reason separate rooms will not be available in many hospitals
is because of the layout. Will the hospitals have separate lists of
patients ? It will be hard to manage if they do.
Will the nurses have light meters to measure the aborinallity of those
coming into emergency ? Or will they just take your word for it ?

This is all part of the madness that is being sprayed over us all.

One good thing about it apart from the unnecessary cost, It will probably make the rest of the hospital smell better

Dear Paul,

Don't react.

Best to just walk away.