Ngati Hine Health Trust has been involved in one way shape or form with the redevelopment of the BOI hospital site for many years, including earlier in 2017, when the trust investigated leading the development (design, build and funding) called Te Hauora o Pukepukerau.

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It was good to be able to finalise stage 2 of the redevelopment which will see a $14M new build funded by the Northland DHB that will house Outpatients, Renal Services, Laboratory (Oncology/Haematology) and Primary Health and Wellbeing (Ngati Hine Health Trust).

Ngati Hine Health Trust has entered into a long-term lease agreement with the Northland DHB for the space it will occupy in the new build (approximately 310 m2 dedicated with shared open office space additional).

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Ngati Hine Health Trust effectively has two years to plan its transition plan of Primary Health and Wellbeing services to this site, a plan which includes bringing together the three practices in Kawakawa and Moerewa and then planning to work seamlessly with the other services delivered in the building as well as the emergency and inpatient wards already built during stage 1.

Our planning also includes a teaching arrangement to attract and grow rural general practitioners and others for the future where the workforce is a major challenge the sector faces.