Update New Zealand 06-13-22
Still, pretty good news in New Zealand, as we are not getting any more reports of individuals being targeted. We are digging deeper into the cases of the two chiropractors that have received fines. But at this point, we feel like we have the upper hand on this situation. So in today’s update, I’m going to share with you what we’re seeing coming, moving forward. And some things that are going on in the rest of the world. So good morning, New Zealand chiropractors, my name is Bharon Hoag. I am the Executive Director of OneChiropractic and The Chiropractic Defense Council coming to you today, Monday, June 13th, 2022 for your weekly update. So yeah, we’re doing more of the same, right? We’re just monitoring the situation. We’re not getting any more complaints from anyone. Everyone that has been contacted by the Ministry of Health we are working with individually thus far, no one has been shut down.
There have been some fines issued, but they’re not working to collect them. There’s been no real punishment or anything. On that front, we are appealing those decisions with our legal team. And so far we feel like we’re navigating in the right direction as for the appeals on the court cases. If you recall from last week, I shared with you that the government was trying to appeal the decision for the police and military. They dropped that appeal. And then we do have a group that is appealing the decision for teachers and health workers. And we’re starting to see the language soften just a little bit. But it’s kind of out of our hands at this point, we’re just monitoring, waiting to see how we might be able to help if, and when that thing goes to its core.
So more than anything, it’s just good news that no one else is being harassed. We suspected that they publicized those two chiropractors to try to make an example and try to scare people. It was not an agenda that they had or that they were going to continue to go out and start knocking on doors and harassing people. So, listen, we want you to continue to move forward. Now I’m going to start something new moving forward. And I’ve been encouraging you to do this for a while. And I want you to do it a lot. I’m so thankful that most of you email me and give me information, but each week I am going to start answering a question. I don’t really have the time to answer everyone’s questions, but I want you to feel like you can engage with us and share with us your concerns or things that you’re seeing, whether it has to do with the mandates or anything else.
As far as chiropractic is related in New Zealand, we want to make sure that we’re a resource for you. So if you email me, I’ll be picking one question each week and talk about, you know, run it by our legal team, do the research. I need to be able to get you the answer to that question. It’s just a way to engage with you a little bit differently and also to ensure that people keep watching these videos because this is how we keep you guys updated. So I want you to do that, I want you to start sending me emails with questions and we’ll make sure that we get those answered. So this week I do have a question here. This question is from Dr. Martin and he asked me whether it’s still appropriate to be billing the federal insurance plans. If we know we’re not vaccinated, and we know that’s a requirement within that policy. So I’ve asked this question to our legal team quite a few times. And here’s what we’re doing, we’re encouraging you to function as if there is no mandate. I know that seems a little gutsy, but that’s, that’s what we’re after. We want to prove to the government that they have not substantially supported their position. There are other therapeutics that are available that are more effective than the vaccine themselves. They haven’t proven that they have the ability to do this. They lost in court with the police and military. So we want our people to just move forward as if there is not a vaccine requirement. Now, remember, I’m not asking you to stand on the street corner and put a target on your back, but I am asking you to move forward.
So that means continuing business as usual. I understand that there’s a potential liability when it comes to the federal plans when it’s very clear that they state that their providers have to be vaccinated. However, we also believe there’s a position to defend that. And we want you to do what you need to do. The minute you stop doing certain things that you need to be doing is the minute they win. And so we’re asking you to just do business as usual at the end of the day, you need to do what you’re most comfortable with. So I’m never going to tell you, that you have to do something. Our job is to provide you with information and support with the information that we provide. So that’s kind of where we’re at. So keep sending me questions each week, I will be giving you a different question choosing a question rather than an answer and hopefully, that’ll be a resource for you guys. We love you. We appreciate you. Let’s keep moving forward. We’ll bring you anything that happens. Anything new. Every Monday we’re in front of you, but if we need to get to you between the Mondays, we definitely will, but we want you to continue to love and serve. Have an amazing remainder of your week. And we’re here for you. If you need us, God bless you. (This is a computer-generated transcript. Please forgive any errors.)
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