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Two Rotorua Hospital staff have swapped being on the frontline of health care for behind the scenes roles in the theatre...
04/09/2025

Two Rotorua Hospital staff have swapped being on the frontline of health care for behind the scenes roles in the theatre.

Hospital receptionist Greg Davies is directing Peninsula, the current production of the Rotorua Little Theatre. It had it’s opening night last night (Wednesday) and runs until September 13.

Intensive Care Unit HCA Craig Elphick is running the lighting and sound.

“I saw Peninsula in Timaru several years ago and loved it immediately,” Greg says.

“It's a terrific play, a Kiwi classic, or should be anyway.

“As a play with no set or props, there is nothing between the actors and the audience except their own talent. The cast I managed to assemble do an extraordinary job of creating this world. They are absolutely terrific.

Tickets for Peninsula are available here:
https://www.iticket.co.nz/events/2025/sep/peninsula

📷Craig Elphick (left) and Greg Davies in the control booth.

📢 Nurses' strike on today 7am-11pm. ℹ️Here's a reminder of your options for getting healthcare if it's not an emergency:...
03/09/2025

📢 Nurses' strike on today 7am-11pm. ℹ️Here's a reminder of your options for getting healthcare if it's not an emergency:

✅ Online GP Care (24/7) - Book same-day video appointments with NZ-qualified doctors if you’re not enrolled or can’t wait. Visit info.health.nz/onlinegp for info and to book.
💊 Pharmacy - Great for coughs, colds, minor infections, emergency contraception, and more.
🏠 Self-care advice - Visit info.health.nz for trusted tips on managing symptoms at home.
📞 Healthline - Free 24/7 advice from qualified nurses and paramedics.
👩‍⚕️ Your usual GP or nurse - Many offer same-day appointments for urgent issues.
🌙 After-hours or urgent medical centres - For non-life-threatening issues like cuts, sprains, or minor injuries.
🚨 True emergency? Call 111 - For chest pain, breathing problems, choking, unconsciousness, severe bleeding, severe allergy/anaphylaxis, severe burns, or severe pain.

🔎 Find what’s right for you: info.health.nz/services-support/find-the-right-healthcare-for-you-and-your-whanau
ℹ️ More info on strike: tewhatuora.govt.nz/for-health-professionals/employment-relations/industrial-action

03/09/2025

Need health advice or medicine? 💊
Your community pharmacy can help with minor illnesses, prescriptions, emergency contraception, immunisations, treating some eye infections, some UTIs and more.

✅ Find out what pharmacies can help you with: info.health.nz/pharmacies
✅ Find your closest pharmacy: healthpoint.co.nz

A reminder of all the healthcare options for you and your whānau while the nurses' strike is on today and Thursday 4 Sep...
01/09/2025

A reminder of all the healthcare options for you and your whānau while the nurses' strike is on today and Thursday 4 September (7am - 11pm both days).👇🏽

✅ Online GP Care (24/7) - Book same-day virtual appointments if you’re not enrolled or can’t wait. info.health.nz/onlinegp
💊 Pharmacy - Great for coughs, colds, minor infections, emergency contraception, and more.
🏠 Self-care advice - Visit info.health.nz for trusted tips on managing symptoms at home.
📞 Healthline - Free 24/7 advice from qualified nurses and paramedics.
👩‍⚕️ Your usual GP or nurse - Many offer same-day appointments for urgent issues.
🌙 After-hours or urgent medical centres - For non-life-threatening issues like cuts, sprains, or minor injuries.
🚨 True emergency? Call 111 - For chest pain, breathing problems, choking, unconsciousness, severe bleeding, severe allergy/anaphylaxis, severe burns, or severe pain.

🔎 Find what’s right for you: info.health.nz/services-support/find-the-right-healthcare-for-you-and-your-whanau
More info: tewhatuora.govt.nz/for-health-professionals/employment-relations/industrial-action

Living rural? Need after-hours healthcare? 🏡Ka Ora Telecare is here for you - an after-hours phone and video health serv...
01/09/2025

Living rural? Need after-hours healthcare? 🏡
Ka Ora Telecare is here for you - an after-hours phone and video health service for people in rural Aotearoa.

🕔 Available:
Weekdays: 5pm–8.30am
Weekends & Public Holidays: 24/7

👩‍⚕️ Speak with a nurse, kaiāwhina, doctor or nurse practitioner - no need to be enrolled with a GP.
📱 Call 0800 2 KA ORA (0800 252 672) or book online for a same-day appointment.

Whether you're at home or on holiday, Ka Ora makes it easier to get the care you need, when you need it.

*Free for tamariki under 14.
Learn more: kaora.co.nz

Your local community pharmacy can help with all this and more! Call into your local for advice 👍🏽 More info: info.health...
01/09/2025

Your local community pharmacy can help with all this and more! Call into your local for advice 👍🏽

More info: info.health.nz/services-support/pharmacies

31/08/2025

🔗 Visit info.health.nz to book a same-day appointment with a NZ-qualified doctor, 24/7, when your regular GP is unavailable, or you’re not enrolled.

You can connect with registered doctors and nurse practitioners who can assess, diagnose, treat, prescribe, and refer, all online.

The new service complements regular general practice and helps ease pressure on clinics. Subsidised fees are available for children under 14, young people aged 14 to 17, and Community Services Card holders.

30/08/2025

Not sure what to do about a health concern? 📞
Healthline is here for you - free, 24/7, and staffed by qualified nurses and paramedics. Whether it’s a fever, a weird rash, or just needing advice, you can call anytime.

Call 0800 611 116 or request a callback through healthy.org.nz

It’s confidential and available whenever you need it.

The online GP service is available 24/7, offering you round-the-clock access to trusted medical care when your regular G...
29/08/2025

The online GP service is available 24/7, offering you round-the-clock access to trusted medical care when your regular GP is unavailable, or you're not enrolled.

You can now connect with NZ qualified, registered doctors and nurse practitioners who can assess, diagnose, treat, prescribe, and refer, all online.

The new service complements regular general practice and helps ease pressure on clinics. Subsidised fees are available for children under 14, young people aged 14 to 17, and Community Services Card holders.

Learn more and book at: info.health.nz/onlineGP

29/08/2025

For our NZSL friends - healthcare options for you:
✅ Online GP (24/7) (via info.health.nz)
💊 Pharmacy (healthpoint.co.nz)
🏠 info.health.nz (self-care advice)
📞 Healthline 0800 611 116
📞 Rural? Call Ka Ora 0800 252 672
⏲️ After hours clinic.
🚨 Emergency? 111.

www.nzrelay.co.nz is free and available to help with phone calls.

Do you have difficulty hearing or talking on the phone? Register now for the 111 TXT service, so you can contact Fire, Ambulance or Police in an emergency: police.govt.nz/111-txt

Need healthcare but not sure where to start? Here’s how to find the right care for you and your whānau, including during...
29/08/2025

Need healthcare but not sure where to start? Here’s how to find the right care for you and your whānau, including during next week's nurses' strike (Tuesday 2 and Thursday 4 Sept):

✅ Online GP Care (24/7) - Book same-day appointments with NZ-qualified doctors if you’re not enrolled or can’t wait.
💊 Pharmacy - Great for coughs, colds, minor infections, emergency contraception, immunisations and more.
🏠 Self-care advice - Visit info.health.nz for trusted tips on managing symptoms at home.
📞 Healthline - Free 24/7 advice from qualified nurses and paramedics: 0800 611 116.
👩‍⚕️ Your usual GP or nurse - Many offer same-day appointments for urgent issues.
🌙 After-hours or urgent care clinic - For non-life-threatening issues like cuts, sprains or minor injuries.
📞 Ka Ora - Rural Telecare. After-hours help from a doctor or nurse: 0800 252 672.
🚨 Emergency? Call 111 - For chest pain, breathing problems, choking, unconsciousness, severe bleeding, severe allergy/anaphylaxis, severe burns, or severe pain.

Find the right healthcare: info.health.nz/services-support/find-the-right-healthcare-for-you-and-your-whanau
Industrial action info: tewhatuora.govt.nz/for-health-professionals/employment-relations/industrial-action

It's been a privilege to host Dr Ane Atalifo Veu and Bhavna Kumar these past two weeks to help our Pacific neighbours im...
14/08/2025

It's been a privilege to host Dr Ane Atalifo Veu and Bhavna Kumar these past two weeks to help our Pacific neighbours improve cancer care.

Ane, a physician with a special interest in medical oncology, and Bhavna, an oncology nurse, have spent the past two weeks at Rotorua Hospital refreshing their oncology knowledge and gathering insights to take back to Colonial War Memorial Hospital in Suva, Fiji.

Their visit was hosted by Dr Prashanth Hari Dass, who has been volunteering in Fiji since 2006, when he was a first-year house officer.

He says the differences in cancer care between New Zealand and Fiji are stark - and often only fully understood by being on the ground.

“Cancer care is expensive, and at every step there are hurdles - from timely diagnosis and infrastructure to access to specialists, medications, and palliative care,” says Prashanth.

“Our hope is to raise awareness and encourage more specialists to advocate collectively to reduce cancer disparities in the Pacific.”

Vanuinui vinaka e nomu volau (safe travels) Ane and Bhavna!

📸 Bhavna Kumar, Dr Prashanth Hari Dass and Dr Ane Atalifo Veu

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About Lakes District Health Board

Lakes District Health Board serves a population of just over 110,000 and covers 9,570 square kilometres. It stretches from Mourea in the north to Mangakino in the west down to Turangi in the south and across to Kaingaroa village in the east. The major centres of population are Rotorua and Taupo and the main smaller communities are Mangakino and Turangi. The DHB’ boundaries take in the two main iwi groups of Te Arawa and Ngati Tuwharetoa.

Lakes DHB is responsible for the provision (or funding the provision) of the majority of health services in the Lakes district. These services in our district include:


  • Two hospital sites (Rotorua and Taupo)

  • Nine continuing care facilities – in addition we have one Hospital Specialist Services – Psychogeriatric Unit