Health Hawke's Bay

30/03/2026

🌿 We’re hiring | Health Improvement Practitioner (Pouora) 🌿
Health Hawke’s Bay – Te Oranga Hawke’s Bay is looking for a Health Improvement Practitioner (Pouora) to join our supportive, values‑led team, delivering behavioural health support within general practice. This full‑time role is based in Napier and offers the chance to make a real difference for whānau, particularly Māori and other underserved communities, through holistic and culturally grounded care.
If you’re a registered health professional who values whakamanatanga, aroha, kotahitanga and auaha, and wants to work in an innovative, people‑focused environment, we’d love to hear from you.
📅 Applications close 10pm, Sunday 19 April 2026
👉 Apply here:

Health Improvement Practitioners provide immediately accessible, evidence-base interventions to individuals and their whānau.

30/03/2026

Health Hawke's Bay was honoured to attend and present at Collaborative Aotearoa Symposium over the weekend.
Our Chief Executive Officer Irihāpeti Mahuika shared her journey of leadership.
Speaking at the beginning of the symposium, her kōrero set the tone for the following sessions.
Dr Kerryn Lum from Tamatea Medical Centre also spoke, sharing her wisdom on how to grow workforce in primary healthcare.
Attending the Symposium allowed us to network with primary healthcare staff across the country, educate and upskill our knowledge that we may implement in our office and share with providers.

26/03/2026

🌿 Celebrating Cultural Commitment at Hastings Health Centre 🌿
We’re proud to celebrate Hastings Health Centre enrolling in Te Kura Nui – Cultural Responsiveness 🌱
This commitment reflects a genuine desire to grow understanding of te ao Māori, including the deeper meanings behind the Māori names gifted to their clinical suites. By learning the pūrākau, values, and significance held within these names, the team is strengthening their connection to place, people, and purpose.
This is an important step toward creating a culturally safe, welcoming environment for whānau and community—where names are not just spoken, but truly understood and honoured.
👏 Ka rawe, Hastings Health Centre, for leading with curiosity, respect, and commitment to equity in health.

26/03/2026

Honouring Excellence in Primary Healthcare
We continue to share the stories of our Hawke’s Bay Faculty of GPs Primary Healthcare Award winners — individuals and teams who go above and beyond every day for patients, whānau, and their communities.
Our award winners were peer-nominated and each post will highlight why they were recognized and the impact of their mahi across our region. While we celebrate these award recipients, we also want to acknowledge the dedication of everyone working in primary healthcare — from general practice and community pharmacy to allied health, kaiāwhina, and support roles.

Our final award winner we wish to recognise is Anne McLean of Taradale Medical Centre
After an incredible 36 years of service, she will retire later this year having led with heart as Taradale's Nurse Manager — championing everything from Cornerstone, immunisations and diabetes clinics to equity initiatives like Te Reo Tuesdays, as well as projects such as their gout programme and Continuous Glucose Monitor pilot. Her gentle, kind leadership has shaped a strong, confident nursing team, and while her shoes will be impossible to fill, her incredible mahi will live on through those she has trained.

25/03/2026

25/03/2026

Honouring Excellence in Primary Healthcare
We continue to share the stories of our Hawke’s Bay Faculty of GPs Primary Healthcare Award winners — individuals and teams who go above and beyond every day for patients, whānau, and their communities.
Our award winners were peer-nominated and each post will highlight why they were recognized and the impact of their mahi across our region. While we celebrate these award recipients, we also want to acknowledge the dedication of everyone working in primary healthcare — from general practice and community pharmacy to allied health, kaiāwhina, and support roles.

This award‑winning pēpi programme led by Te Kupenga Hauora - Ahuriri creates a warm, supportive space for young māmā and their pēpi to come together, connect, whakamana each other, and kōrero openly about barriers to immunisations. Māmā share that they feel listened to, better informed, and grateful for the chance to build lasting friendships with likeminded parents.

24/03/2026

📣 We’re hiring!
Are you (or someone you know) looking for a role where you can make a real difference in your community? We have an opportunity available right now and would love to hear from people who are passionate, reliable, and keen to be part of a supportive team.
📍 Based in Hawke’s Bay
💼 A chance to work in a people‑focused, meaningful role
🤝 Supportive team environment
👉 Find out more and apply here:
https://www.seek.co.nz/job/91114328?ref=cm-ui
Please feel free to share this post with your networks — you never know who might be the perfect fit!

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24/03/2026

Honouring Excellence in Primary Healthcare
We continue to share the stories of our Hawke’s Bay Faculty of GPs Primary Healthcare Award winners — individuals and teams who go above and beyond every day for patients, whānau, and their communities.
Our award winners were peer-nominated and each post will highlight why they were recognized and the impact of their mahi across our region. While we celebrate these award recipients, we also want to acknowledge the dedication of everyone working in primary healthcare — from general practice and community pharmacy to allied health, kaiāwhina, and support roles.

Te Ara Waiora Waipukurau Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga is being recognised for its strong commitment to whānau‑centred primary care in a rural hapori, grounded in manaakitanga, whanaungatanga, equity, and culturally safe practice that uplifts the mana of whānau and removes barriers to access. Through a holistic, welcoming approach, the team has created a space where people feel heard, respected, and supported—strengthening trust, continuity of care, and positive hauora outcomes for the wider community.

23/03/2026

💚 So proud of Tamatea Medical Centre! 💚

Big mihi to the team for stepping into their first Level 2 wānanga at EIT Hawke's Bay. For many, this was a brand‑new experience, and it was awesome to see everyone show up with open hearts and a willingness to learn.
We were also beautifully welcomed on by a Hawke’s Bay Health Pouārahi from Te Pou Tawa, who is continuing her Level 4 journey with EIT — such a special moment of shared learning and whakawhanaungatanga.
Ngā mihi nui to everyone involved. Your commitment to growth, connection, and kaupapa Māori truly shines. 🌿✨

23/03/2026

Honouring Excellence in Primary Healthcare
We continue to share the stories of our Hawke’s Bay Faculty of GPs Primary Healthcare Award winners — individuals and teams who go above and beyond every day for patients, whānau, and their communities.
Our award winners were peer-nominated and each post will highlight why they were recognized and the impact of their mahi across our region. While we celebrate these award recipients, we also want to acknowledge the dedication of everyone working in primary healthcare — from general practice and community pharmacy to allied health, kaiāwhina, and support roles.

A nationally respected leader in hauora Māori, Jean Te Huia has dedicated more than 30 years to advancing equitable, culturally grounded maternity care for māmā, pēpi, and whānau across Hawke’s Bay and Aotearoa. Together with her daughter Beverley — who continues this legacy through Māori health research and midwifery leadership — they are creating a wānanga healing space in Hastings at Choices - Kahungunu Health Services , ensuring intergenerational impact and holistic wellbeing grounded in mātauranga Māori and community connection.

22/03/2026

Flu vaccines are available from 1 April.

You may have started seeing your local health provider sharing when their flu clinics are opening. Get in touch with your provider to book an appointment and help protect yourself, your whānau, and the wider community from the flu this season.

20/03/2026

Honouring Excellence in Primary Healthcare
We continue to share the stories of our Hawke’s Bay Faculty of GPs Primary Healthcare Award winners — individuals and teams who go above and beyond every day for patients, whānau, and their communities.
Our award winners were peer-nominated and each post will highlight why they were recognized and the impact of their mahi across our region. While we celebrate these award recipients, we also want to acknowledge the dedication of everyone working in primary healthcare — from general practice and community pharmacy to allied health, kaiāwhina, and support roles.

We are proud to recognize Huia Broughton and her team at Whatever It Takes Trust, Napier’s Night Shelter, for their outstanding mahi supporting chronically homeless tāne into housing, wellbeing, and recovery through kaupapa Māori‑led care. Since opening in June 2025, the team has created a safe, supportive whare grounded in tikanga and connection, helping men make life‑changing steps forward alongside dedicated kaimahi who walk with whānau to wellness.