Latest News

• Refurbished Birthing Unit opens at Rotorua Hospital

  01/11/2023
  Mothers and newborn babies in the Lakes district will now enjoy completely refurbished facilities with the opening of the upgraded Birthing Unit at Rotorua Hospital.

• Taupō Hospital outpatients extension opened

  04/09/2023
  Eight new clinic rooms have been officially opened at Taupō Hospital, extending the number of outpatients’ appointments the hospital can now offer by almost double.

• Mac the real life Hairy Maclary

  22/08/2023
  He’s a real-life Hairy Maclary but. unlike his fictional lookalike, Mac hangs out at the Rotorua Children’s Health Hub and his friends are clinicians.

• Research award for Rotorua sonographer

  22/06/2023
  When cardiac sonographer Stacey Neilson swapped the North Shore for Rotorua she realised she was now seeing more cancer patients for scans.
  She's won an award for the research that followed.

• Living life to the fullest with Multiple Sclerosis

  30/05/2023
  Taupō man Russell Watts tells his story of living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

• Greener choices save money for Rotorua and Taupō hospitals

  21/04/2023
  A change in lightbulbs has already contributed to an annual saving of around $60,000 at Rotorua Hospital and there are plenty more to switch over.  

• British tourist thanks Rotorua Hospital for saving life

  08/03/2023
  Holly Lee was a "textbook" example of pulmonary embolism when she was brought into the Rotorua Hospital emergency department.

• Mauri stone marks milestone for new mental health build

  15/02/2023
  Mauri stone ceremony binds land and blessing for mental health building.

• Lakes welcomes three new dental vans to fleet

  09/02/2023
  Three new dental vans have joined Te Whatu Ora Health Lakes’ fleet of mobile units to deliver oral health care to children.

• Welcome to the NETP/NESP intake to Te Whatu Ora Lakes

  26/01/2023
  The 2023 cohort of the Te Whatu Ora Lakes graduate nurse programme kicked off this week with a whakatau at Tunuhopu Marae.

• New junior doctors enjoy cultural experience

  13/01/2023
  New junior doctors have cultural experience as part of ther induction

• Farewell to Nick Saville-Wood

  19/12/2022
  “Mā mua ka kite a muri, mā muri ka ora a mua.
Those who lead give sight to those who follow, those who follow give life to those who lead.”

• Equipment donated to Vanuatu hospital

  14/12/2022
  Medical equipment that is no longer needed can be donated to other hospitals.

• Volunteers ensure No One Dies Alone

  08/12/2022
  A new volunteer-led programme has been launched at Rotorua Hospital to ensure that no patient dies alone.

• New dental x-ray machine

  21/11/2022
  A collaboration between Te Whatu Ora Lakes and Tipu Ora means patients requiring a specialist x-ray can access it quicker.