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Monday 8:30am - 5pm Tuesday 8:30am - 5pm Wednesday 8:30am - 4pm Thursday 8:30am - 6pm Friday 8:30am - 5pm

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Pihanga Health provides high quality family health care to the local and surrounding Turangi area. Every effort will be made to accommodate your preferred time.

Appointments
Please ring 0800 PIHANGA or 07 384 7576 or email manager@pihanga.co.nz for an appointment. Emergencies will always be given priority and our reception staff will attempt to contact you if there is any unforeseen delay or your GP has been called away. Longer consultation times are available, so please ask our receptionist if you require some extra time. If you or a family member requires an interpreter service, we can organise this for you. Please let us know this when you make the appointment. If you arrive without an appointment, you may be asked to return at a more suitable time, unless you have an urgent problem. After Hours Care Arrangements
This practice provides after hours care via a triage system. If you think you need to see a Doctor after hours, phone the normal practice phone number and your call will be diverted to a triage service where you will be spoken to by a nurse who will assess your need to be seen by a Doctor. If she/he thinks you do need to be seen you will be directed to the Duty Doctor on call in Taupo. After 10pm, you will be asked to phone Taupo Hospital. Home Visits and Telephone Access
Home visits are available for regular patients whose condition prevents them from attending the surgery. GPs in the practice may be contacted during normal surgery hours. Your call will be put through to a Nurse who will assess your need for a home visit. She will discuss this with a Doctor. You will be contacted with an approximate time of the visit. Your call will always be put through to the GP or Nurse in an emergency. Test Results
The Doctor may request that you have some clinical investigations done either routinely or to assist in diagnosis. The results usually take up to 5 working days to come in. We do not routinely contact you with all your results, but we will always phone you your results are abnormal or if you need a follow-up appointment. If you have not heard from us, you can phone and request your results from one of the Nurses. Please phone after 2pm in the afternoon.

30/03/2026

Just a heads up that we’ll be closed this weekend. Ka Ora Telecare, our after-hours service, will be available throughout, and you can speak with a nurse or doctor by calling 0800 744 2642.

24/03/2026

22/03/2026

Join Our Team
Casual / On-Call Positions Available – Flexible, friendly, and rewarding work.

03/03/2026

We’re aware there are a few cases of Hand, Foot & Mouth going around in our community. 💛 Just sharing some helpful info to keep everyone informed and reassured.

Hand, Foot & Mouth is a common viral illness in tamariki (children).
🦶👋 Tamariki may get red or fluid-filled blisters on their hands, feet, or other parts of their body.
👄 They can also get painful red blisters in and around their mouth.
🌡️ Symptoms usually start 4–6 days after infection. A mild fever may happen 1–2 days before other symptoms show.
🏠 Please keep your child at home until they’re feeling better and all blisters have dried.
💚 There is no specific treatment for Hand, Foot & Mouth.

📞 When to get medical help:
Call Healthline on 0800 611 116 or see a health professional if your child:
• Has a rash and you’re unsure what’s causing it
• Can’t drink because their mouth is too sore
• Has less than half of their usual wet nappies
• Or if you’re worried about them

For more information, visit www.kidshealth.org.nz or www.healthify.nz

02/03/2026

For those who knew Dr Liaw, his obituary appears in today’s The New Zealand Herald.
We extend our heartfelt thoughts and aroha to Dr Liaw’s family at this very sad time.

Dr Yet Keong (Frank) Liaw QSM. Passed away, with his beloved wife beside him after a two year battle with cancer, in Christchurch on Friday, February 27, 2026, aged 76 years.
Beloved husband of 49 years of Irene, much loved father and father-in-law of Lee and Kelly, and Jo Lyn and Stephen, and Kong Kong of Thea, Harriet, and Spencer; and Owen, and Aubrey.
Dr Frank Liaw proudly served Turangi and Ngati Tuwharetoa as a doctor for 35 years.
Messages may be addressed to: The family of the late Dr. Frank Liaw, c/- PO Box 39001, Christchurch 8545. In lieu of flowers, donations to gutcancer.org.nz would be appreciated, and can be made online.
At the request of the family, a private service will be held.

19/02/2026

Warmest wishes to Dr. Caitlin and her family 💕

04/02/2026

👋 Just a reminder for our registered Pihanga Health patients — after-hours and emergency care is available through Ka Ora Telecare 🌙✨
📞 Phone 0800 744 2642 (0800 PIHANGA) for assistance.

22/01/2026

We may be closed on Monday, but you’re not on your own.
Ka Ora Telecare is available after hours—call 0800 744 2642 (0800 PIHANGA) to speak with a nurse or doctor. For emergencies, call 111.

31/12/2025

Our doors may be closed, but Ka Ora Telecare, our after-hours service, is still available. Reach out by calling 0800 744 2642 (0800Pihanga) to speak with a nurse or doctor. In case of an emergency, dial 111.

28/12/2025

Free items🪑 🛋️
We’re having a clear out.
Underneath the carport at Pihanga Health
Must pick up - no holds

24/12/2025

Our after-hours service, Ka Ora Telecare, is still available. Call 0800 744 2642 (0800Pihanga) to speak with a nurse or doctor. For emergencies, dial 111

Address

28 Te Rangitautahanga Road
Turangi
3334

Opening Hours

Monday	8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 4pm
Thursday	8:30am - 6pm
Friday	8:30am - 5pm

Telephone

+6473847576

Website

http://www.pihangahealth.co.nz/

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Who we are...

Pihanga Health was founded in 2007 with the aim of providing high quality and accessible primary healthcare to all in the community. Located in the Turangi Community Health Centre, Pihanga Health is one of many health entities in the centre supporting the concept of a one-stop shop for health in Turangi.

Pihanga Health is 50% owned by Midlands Health Network Pinnacle and 50% owned by Tuwharetoa Charitable Trust. Our governance is made up of a board of six directors with the majority residing in the local Turangi/ Taupō community.

Pihanga Health is a small organisation with twenty employees supporting 4,200 registered patients as well as any casual patients who may require assistance. The team is very supportive of each other and meet every morning to discuss the day ahead. We understand the stronger we are as a team the better healthcare we can provide. We also pride ourselves in our connection and accountability to the Turangi community and value the relationships we have with our patients.

If you would like to know more about Pihanga Health, please check out our website at www.pihangahealth.co.nz.