Latest News
New Peer Support Group for tangata whaiora in Lakes
28/02/2025New drop-in peer support group will provide support for tangata whaiora in the Whare Whakaue mental health inpatient unit and community.Rotorua psychologist cycles the length of NZ
24/02/2025As you read this Sheree Briggs will be making her way down the motu on the biggest physical challenge of her life.NZNO nurses’ strike Friday 13 December 1-5pm
09/12/2024NZNO has advised of further strike action planned by its members. Rolling four-hour strikes are planned for different districts on different days from 10 to 19 December, 1-5pm. AHato Hone St John looking for more volunteers in Rotorua Hospital ED
11/11/2024Rotorua Hospital needs more volunteers to join Friends of the Emergency Department (FEDS) to support patients in the Emergency Department.New state of the art CT scanner for Lakes
27/05/2024State of the art CT scanner will be much faster, allowing more patients to be scanned, and produce high quality images.Friday Positivity
10/05/2024The Friday Positivity newsletter features positive news from across our district.Celebrating Nurses @Lakes-Celeena Sunil
09/05/2024International Nurses’ Day and Rotorua Hospital nurse Celeena Sunil share a birthday – they both turn 50 this year.Celebrating Nurses @ Lakes-Adelle Fleming
09/05/2024Introducing Taupō community mental health nurse Adelle FlemingCelebrating Nurses @ Lakes-Jacqui Guyton
09/05/2024Critical Care Nurse Jacqui Guyton has been nursing for 30 years and still loves it.Lakes seeks interim medical service manager
05/02/2024Te Whatu Ora Lakes bids farewell to Service Manager Medicine Services Jo-Anne Deane who will take up a new position, Regional Manager Ageing Well – Te Whatu Ora Commissioning.Refurbished Perinatal Unit opens for mums
24/01/2024The refurbished Perinatal Unit at Rotorua Hospital has begun welcoming mothers after a complete refurbishment.Cultural relationships at forefront of new nurses welcome
23/01/2024This year’s cohort of graduate nurses have been welcomed into Te Whatu Ora Lakes.Welcome to new Waiariki Mana Ake staff
18/01/2024The Mana Ake service supports low to moderate level mental health and wellbeing needs of children in kura, schools and their associated communities.Bay of Plenty construction company to build replacement mental health facility at Rotorua Hospital
04/12/2023Bay of Plenty construction company McMillan & Lockwood to build mental health inpatient unitTaupō Hospital leads the way with neonatal care
22/11/2023Rural babies born struggling to breathe have a better chance of survival if a certain piece of kit is used, a Taupō Hospital study has found.