Specialist Consultant

This hospital is part of the District Health Board and has a total of 220 beds.

There are multiple services including:

• General Medicine
• Geriatrics
• General Surgery
• ENT
• Orthopaedics
• Paediatrics
• O&G
• Anaesthetics
• Psychiatry
• Emergency Medicine
• Radiology

Location Information

The hospital is a 3-hour drive from Auckland, and 5.5 hours from Wellington.

Whether seeking to experience Maori culture, geothermal earth forces, spa rejuvenation, thrills and adventure, some of the world's best mountain biking trails, fantastic trout fishing and myriad forest walking tracks –this town delivers it all!

The town has a great cafe scene with other fine restaurants and drinking establishments.  There is a full array of international foods and dishes at various restaurants as well as local and New Zealand cuisine.