Latest News
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New state of the art CT scanner for Lakes
27/05/2024State of the art CT scanner will be much faster, allowing more patients to be scanned, and produce high quality images. -
Friday Positivity
10/05/2024The Friday Positivity newsletter features positive news from across our district.
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Celebrating Nurses @Lakes-Celeena Sunil
09/05/2024International Nurses’ Day and Rotorua Hospital nurse Celeena Sunil share a birthday – they both turn 50 this year. -
Celebrating Nurses @ Lakes-Adelle Fleming
09/05/2024Introducing Taupō community mental health nurse Adelle Fleming -
Celebrating Nurses @ Lakes-Jacqui Guyton
09/05/2024Critical Care Nurse Jacqui Guyton has been nursing for 30 years and still loves it. -
Lakes seeks interim medical service manager
05/02/2024Te Whatu Ora Lakes bids farewell to Service Manager Medicine Services Jo-Anne Deane who will take up a new position, Regional Manager Ageing Well – Te Whatu Ora Commissioning. -
Refurbished Perinatal Unit opens for mums
24/01/2024The refurbished Perinatal Unit at Rotorua Hospital has begun welcoming mothers after a complete refurbishment. -
Cultural relationships at forefront of new nurses welcome
23/01/2024This year’s cohort of graduate nurses have been welcomed into Te Whatu Ora Lakes. -
Welcome to new Waiariki Mana Ake staff
18/01/2024The Mana Ake service supports low to moderate level mental health and wellbeing needs of children in kura, schools and their associated communities. -
Bay of Plenty construction company to build replacement mental health facility at Rotorua Hospital
04/12/2023Bay of Plenty construction company McMillan & Lockwood to build mental health inpatient unit -
Taupō Hospital leads the way with neonatal care
22/11/2023Rural babies born struggling to breathe have a better chance of survival if a certain piece of kit is used, a Taupō Hospital study has found. -
Karakia launched for all surgical patients
22/11/2023A karakia before surgical procedures has been launched to provide comfort to patients and their whānau. -
Hospital boss receives Public Service Medal
08/11/2023Alan Wilson, who heads hospital and specialist services for Rotorua and Taupō, awarded top public service award. -
Refurbished Birthing Unit opens at Rotorua Hospital
01/11/2023Mothers and newborn babies in the Lakes district will now enjoy completely refurbished facilities with the opening of the upgraded Birthing Unit at Rotorua Hospital. -
Taupō Hospital outpatients extension opened
04/09/2023Eight new clinic rooms have been officially opened at Taupō Hospital, extending the number of outpatients’ appointments the hospital can now offer by almost double.