Update New Zealand 05-02-22
We had some pretty lengthy conversations with our legal team and our other partners there in New Zealand. Today I want to share with you exactly what’s happening in the direction that we think we’re heading. So please pay close attention today. Well, good morning, New Zealand chiropractors and allied health professionals. My name is Bharon Hoag. I am the Executive Director of OneChiropractic and The Chiropractic Defense Council, coming to you today, Monday, May 2nd, 2022 for your weekly update. Well obviously you can tell from my surroundings that we’re doing a bit of a rudimentary video this week as I’m on the road actually for you chiropractors. I spent this weekend at a technique seminar and I tell you what I am just so on fire right now. Watching people learn new techniques and, and hone in their skills. I think the chiropractic profession does a pretty good job with the science and the philosophy, but there are times that I’m really concerned about the art and I’m telling you going and being with Centropy yesterday and just watching the work that they’re doing and people “dropping in”.
It’s been a pretty amazing weekend. So I’m riding a little bit of a high on a rush for chiropractic, but nonetheless, I want to share with you kind of what’s going on in New Zealand and this video may not make some of you happy. I don’t mean to offend and I don’t want to talk unintelligently about the realities of what you guys are dealing with, but we’ve had some really in depth conversations this past week and through email with our legal team and our other team that we’re working with, as well as some other specialties that we’re starting to partner with. And, I’m going to double down on what I’ve been telling you the last few weeks, and that is that I want you going back to life as normal. I get what the mandates are saying.
I understand that they haven’t released healthcare yet, but at this point we’re done. We have talked with our legal team, we’ve talked with all of the other partners that we’re working with, and we want you to just go back to life. We do not believe that they are going to enforce this. Our legal team is ready if anyone does have any letters threatening fines. And, and we know that there are a couple offices that have had that, but honestly we’re fighting and we don’t know of a single case anywhere in New Zealand that they’ve enforced their warnings and their letters and their threats. And, and we want to just get back and we want some civil disobedient disobedience. I know that’s scary, please understand this is where I’m saying, I don’t want to talk out of ignorance.
I understand your reality that this is your life. That’s your freedom. It’s your business that I’m talking about. And I really don’t take that lightly, but at the same time, my job is to help guide and protect you. And the best thing that you can be doing is to get back to work. The best thing that you can be doing is sharing this story and all of us collectively standing together and saying enough is enough. We believe not only in New Zealand, but in other parts of the world, that they’re just not. We haven’t seen anywhere that they’re actually enforcing, they’re threatening. They’re sending letters, they’re sending emails, but they’re not actually finding that. I mean, we know there are fines and penalties in New Zealand, but nobody’s paying them. And I’m not even talking within chiropractic. We’re talking within restaurants and other industries, and they’re just sitting there and, and no one’s enforcing it because we do not believe they have the legal authority to actually enforce it.
So it’s a lot of propaganda. And so we’ve had a lot of conversations. We’ve talked with a lot of people and this is our advice and we will be there if you are a contributor and you’re giving your monthly amount to us, we will cover you at no additional cost. And so our team’s ready. We’ve already got some work under our belt, and we’re going to continue to grow that team as necessary depending on the demand. But it’s time that you guys take your country back. It’s time you take your freedoms back and we will be there to support you so that you’re not alone. So I hope for most of you, this comes as an encouragement that we’re done and we’re moving forward. We are going to continue to work. We’re partnering with a number of other professions and a number of other groups to make sure that our numbers and our resources are amplified.
But the first step has to be you guys getting back to work and doing business, as usual as always, if you have any issues, you can reach out to me. I will make sure we get you connected with the proper people on our team to help you with whatever your issue is. But right now I need you taking your life back and I need you to commute. I know a number of you also have been emailing me about saying that our patients know that we’re not vaccinated because we’ve shut down. And if we open now, it’s going to be a red target. There’s a million reasons. Actually, you guys can get an exemption right now going online and just, you know, stating that you’ve had COVID there’s a million reasons why you should be opening right now. Other than just assuming you’re still on VAs, not that I ever want you to lie, but I don’t want you to be fearful.
I want you to move forward in faith. I want you to move forward in a belief, and I want you to know that you have a support behind you that you’re not going to be left out on your own on your own effort. So that is the message for this week. I’m just doubling down on what I’ve been telling you the last few weeks. We believe we’re coming to the end of this thing. We believe this is their last ditch effort. They have less and less evidence to support their position on why they’re doing this. There is an appeal that is happening on the last ruling that included healthcare. We are going to support that, as much as we can as well. So lots of stuff is happening, but right now I need you practicing. So we love you. We appreciate you. We’re here for you. Know we are never going to stop protecting your rights and ensuring that chiropractic and other forms of healthcare have the freedom to live and work as they choose. So if you need anything, you know where I’m at, otherwise we’ll be back at you next Monday. God bless you. We love you. Have a great week.
(This is a computer generated transcript. Please forgive any errors.)
