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Te Rerenga: June 2026 edition – Expanding access and celebrating local impact
Welcome to the June 2026 edition of Te Rerenga. This issue highlights how locally led primary care continues to improve access to health services across the Bay of Plenty through innovation, partnership and community leadership. The edition leads with Mental...
Sector vote supports first major general practice funding change in 20 years
Following months of negotiations and sector consultation, 86% of voting practices accepted a package that will deliver an additional $120.6 million to primary care and introduce a new capitation model. Te Whatu Ora Health NZ, Primary Health Organisations (PHOs), Contracted...
Future doctors to train in the Western Bay of Plenty
The first students from the new Graduate School of Medicine are expected in the rohe from 2029, following the success of a proposal from WBOP PHO, local iwi and regional partners. – An artist's impression of a University of Waikato...
Minister visits BeingWell as service grows reach and impact across the Bay of Plenty
Hon Matt Doocey met with WBOP PHO on 3 June to hear how a locally coordinated approach is transforming access to primary mental health support in the rohe Mental Health Minister Hon Matt Doocey meets with WBOP PHO frontline kaimahi,...
The unmeasured difference you make: A message of thanks to nurses and GPs
Recognising International Nurses Day (12 May) and World Family Doctor Day (19 May) A parent remembers the nurse who answered every question and made sure they left feeling confident, not scared. An older man remembers the GP who noticed something others...
Te Rerenga: March 2026 edition – A new chapter for WBOP PHO
Welcome to the March 2026 edition of Te Rerenga. This issue marks a new phase for WBOP PHO, with Sarah Stevenson confirmed as Chief Executive and the organisation settling into its new whare at The Kollective, on Seventeenth Avenue. Across...
WBOP PHO appoints Sarah Stevenson as Chief Executive
The Western Bay of Plenty Primary Health Organisation (WBOP PHO) Board confirmed the appointment of Sarah Stevenson as Chief Executive on 10 March. The decision was formally shared with staff during the organisation’s monthly hui. Sarah has served in the...
WBOP PHO moves to Seventeenth Avenue in Tauranga
From 23 February, WBOP PHO will operate from a new address at 145 Seventeenth Avenue, Tauranga, joining The Kollective, New Zealand’s largest co-working space dedicated to social impact. The move from 87 First Avenue, only a few minutes away, marks...
“Saying yes changed my life”: A BeingWell journey
A personal story of support through BeingWell, WBOP PHO’s free mental health and wellbeing service, and how it helped someone move forward. Stella was referred to BeingWell, WBOP PHO’s free mental health and wellbeing service, through her general practice team...
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