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WBOPPHO and Te Manu Toroa host free diabetes kōrero session in Greerton
WBOPPHO and Te Manu Toroa will host Living Well with Mate Huka, a free event about diabetes, on Thursday 19 November, at Te Ao Mārama Greerton Library & Community Hub, in Tauranga. The session marks Diabetes Action Month. Whānau can...
Bay of Plenty’s BeingWell among the top two mental health programmes nationwide
Recognition follows three years of growth for WBOPPHO’s free service, with visits up 80% and most people seen within a week. WBOPPHO team at the 2026 New Zealand Primary Healthcare Awards, where BeingWell was a finalist for Best Mental Health...
WBOPPHO Clinical Director honoured with national Community Service Medal
Dr Claire Isham, who also works as a specialist GP in Tauranga, received the honour from RNZCGP at a ceremony in Auckland on Saturday. Dr Claire Isham with RNZCGP President Dr Luke Bradford ahead of the ceremony. Dr Claire Isham,...
WBOPPHO’s BeingWell named finalist in national primary health awards
The Bay of Plenty service is one of two finalists announced today for Best Mental Health Programme. Members of the BeingWell team at a 2025 hui. Western Bay of Plenty Primary Health Organisation (WBOPPHO) has been named a finalist in...
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 WBOPPHO, local iwi and regional partners. – An artist's impression of a University of Waikato Community...
Minister visits BeingWell as service grows reach and impact across the Bay of Plenty
Hon Matt Doocey met with WBOPPHO 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 WBOPPHO frontline kaimahi, service leaders...
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