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Photos were professional and touching.


When reading the New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland.  Herald during morning tea on May 16, I was drawn to an article regarding photographs of elderly patients in various stages of undress that featured in Kai kai
Noun

NZ informal food [Maori]

kai
noun N.Z. (informal) food, grub (slang) provisions, fare, board, commons, eats (slang
 Tiaki Nursing New Zealand. I arrived home to my copy and opened it with interest to see what the fuss was about.

I wish to congratulate Alan Knowles on the professional, touching photographic display he has captured. Thank you to the co-editors for publishing these photos. Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand is the professional magazine for nurses. The issue that featured these photos focused on palliative palliative /pal·li·a·tive/ (pal´e-a?tiv) affording relief; also, a drug that so acts.

pal·li·a·tive
adj.
Relieving or soothing the symptoms of a disease or disorder without effecting a cure.
 and aged care, and these photos supported these themes. They also highlighted the plight of aged-care workers. Well done.

Debbie Brooks, primary health nurse, Te Kuiti Te Kuiti Coordinates:  is a small town in the south of the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand.  
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Title Annotation:LETTERS
Author:Brooks, Debbie
Publication:Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand
Article Type:Letter to the editor
Date:Jul 1, 2006
Words:124
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