That Story's Sick with Kōtuku Titihuia Nuttall
Sep 6, 2026 · 24 min · 8 segments
In this episode we are in conversation with Kōtuku Titihuia Nuttall, author of Tauhou (2023). Click on…
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Bonnie EtheringtonHost
Sep 6, 2026 · 24 min · 8 segments
In this episode we are in conversation with Kōtuku Titihuia Nuttall, author of Tauhou (2023). Click on…
Kōtuku Titihuia NuttallGuestBonnie EtheringtonHostAnd then had no idea how to navigate the Canadian health system, even though, like, I'm a Canadian citizen.
I had no idea that you still had to have, like... insurance to get treatment because even though New Zealand is obviously becoming more and more difficult to live in and especially in a healthcare sense I guess there's still so much that like I took for granted in terms of even just like I've always walked into pharmacies and asked questions when I needed to because like that's what my mum did
like I've always found like really good help from even like a normal pharmacist.
And I tried to do that in Canada and they were like, it was almost like they weren't healthcare professionals and stuff like that.
And so that was very strange, like not being able to find someone to help.
Because I was like, I don't want to go to the emergency room because I was very scared of doing that, especially overseas.
But there was like no way of getting any kind of treatment otherwise.
Yes, I do feel very lucky in that sense of like, even somewhere like Canada that's supposed to be like New Zealand, like a very, you know, people call it socialist or whatever, but it doesn't really feel like that anymore.
It's still actually like a really terrifying money-based, insurance-based situation.
And then had no idea how to navigate the Canadian health system, even though, like, I'm a Canadian citizen.
I had no idea that you still had to have, like... insurance to get treatment because even though New Zealand is obviously becoming more and more difficult to live in and especially in a healthcare sense I guess there's still so much that like I took for granted in terms of even just like I've always walked into pharmacies and asked questions when I needed to because like that's what my mum did
like I've always found like really good help from even like a normal pharmacist.
And I tried to do that in Canada and they were like, it was almost like they weren't healthcare professionals and stuff like that.
And so that was very strange, like not being able to find someone to help.
Because I was like, I don't want to go to the emergency room because I was very scared of doing that, especially overseas.
But there was like no way of getting any kind of treatment otherwise.
Yes, I do feel very lucky in that sense of like, even somewhere like Canada that's supposed to be like New Zealand, like a very, you know, people call it socialist or whatever, but it doesn't really feel like that anymore.
It's still actually like a really terrifying money-based, insurance-based situation.
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