Visitors to the Hauora Taiwhenua Health and Wellbeing Hub are armed with better health knowledge after engaging with exhibitors and taking advantage of free health checks. This year 25,000 visitors stepped into the health hub during the four-day event and prioritised...
Waikato Hospital in Hamilton was chosen as the location to hold a one-day Acute Nursing Assessment and Management course for rural graduate nurses. Twenty-four nurses from rural hospitals and practices from around the Waikato came together for a day with our post...
Mobile Health has once again partnered with Hauora Taiwhenua Rural NZ to offer rural youth financial support in pursuit of their health studies. There are four scholarships available (with at least one targeted at Māori/Pasifika students), each valued at $5,000 and...
Get an insight into the life of three dedicated practice nurses working on the Mobile Surgical Unit – Te Waka Hauora, serving their rural community. As the Mobile Surgical Unit traverses the countryside, these practice nurses become beacons of reassurance,...
Recently, the Mobile Surgical Unit – Te Waka Hauora stayed one weekend in Gore to complete additional dental surgeries to reduce the patient waiting list. The clinical team worked through the weekend and completed 16 dental surgeries on children aged between three and...
(Pictured above: Lizzie Stevenson on her last day on the surgical unit. “The unit is parked in the same location in Balclutha as when I saw it for the first time!” she says). As a medical student, gaining practical experience is an integral part of the...
