He Ara Whakapiki Ora - Tūwharetoa Collective Health Approach

10/09/2025

Ka nui te mihi Sarah! 🎉👏

Our amazing Nurse Lead Sarah Poupard has taken out the Green Cross Practice Nurse of the Year award at the 2025 New Zealand Primary Healthcare Awards He Tohu Mauri Ora.
Sarah has been a valued member of the Taupo Medical Centre family for 30 years, her dedication to improving healthcare delivery combined with her professionalism and humanity embodies the best of primary care nursing.
Sarah has transformed services at Taupō Medical Centre by improving immunisation rates, creating a nurse-led acute care model and establishing a pioneering in-house new graduate programme.
Sarah is known as the calm, collaborative force behind lasting improvements in access, outcomes and workforce sustainability.
The judges said she has completed an “impressive integration of organisation/structure, clinical knowledge with culturally responsive care delivery significantly improving access to care for her community”.
Please join us in congratulating Sarah for a well-deserved win, we are more than proud of her and blessed to have her as a member of the TMC team.

09/09/2025

👩‍⚕️Our very own nurse Sue was a finalist in the NZ Primary Healthcare Awards!

We couldn’t be more proud 💕

16/07/2025

Hei apōpō e te iwi!

Free to all, no sign up, no judgement!

Te Kapua Whakapipi Trust @

14/07/2025

For some, birth can be distressing, upsetting and traumatic - known to many as birth trauma.

But what is birth trauma exactly? Who does it affect? And what can be done about it?

Full story ⬇️

11/07/2025

🚑 Did you know? There's a common myth that Turangi ambulances only come from Taupō or are run solely by volunteers responding from home.
In fact, Hato Hone St John provides a dedicated, professional ambulance service right here in Turangi. A fully crewed ambulance with trained emergency staff is on duty overnight and ready to respond locally.
Plus, when needed, extra support from Taupō is always nearby — so help is never far away. 👨‍⚕️👩‍⚕️💚

03/07/2025

17/06/2025

Roadshow 🚑🐴

Come and share your whakaaro on our Rural Health services - August 6th!

Hon Matt Doocey, Associate Health Minister with responsibility for Rural Health and Minister for Mental Health, will be coming to rural communities in New Zealand to hear about local health care services and how the Government can better support communities and people working in rural health.

17/06/2025

Hei apōpō 🩺👩🏽‍⚕️

Marae Clinics at the Pā. 🚑
Nau mai e te whānau!

Te Kapua Whakapipi Trust ✨

17/06/2025

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04/06/2025

🚨Marae Clinics at Pākira have been cancelled today due to adverse weather.‼️

04/06/2025

👩‍⚕️Nau mai ki te tākuta i te marae!

We know that going to a doctors' clinic can be daunting so we've created a safe space at our marae to have consults with our tākuta or nurse.

🙅‍♀️Free of charge! No sign ups! No judgement....all aroha!

Tuwharetoa FM Ngati Tutemohuta Waitahanui Community Notice Board Te Hapori Ora - The Village of Wellbeing Tūwharetoa Iwi Maori

02/06/2025

⭐️Wise up to WAT’s UP!⭐️

E mihi ana ki a koutou i tae mai ki te tautoko i te kaupapa!

Our Whānau Access to Services day was so special. Thank u to all our supporters!