Two eyes are better than one
Hauora Tairawhiti ophthalmology registrar Dr Dan Scott with Ann Kerekere after her sequential cataract operation at Gisborne Hospital. The day after her surgery Ms Kerekere removed…
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News in April 2020
The week that stopped a nation
Doctors, nurses and health emergency response staff share their stories of working during an unprecedented week in New Zealand’s history.
Read more ...Health in Tairāwhiti at Alert level 3
Tairawhiti health care organisations and services warn people not to put off getting the health care they need. Don't be afraid, it is safe.
Families rally around their working nurses
Nurse Carmen West is one of 20 nurses on a rotating roster working in Gisborne Hospital’s newly created isolation ward looking after people admitted for a…
Read more ...Tairāwhiti has a probable case of COVID-19
Tairāwhiti has a probable case of COVID-19. Across the four cases we now have in Tairāwhiti there is a link to overseas travel.
Read more ...Loving mum from a distance
Dedicated daughter Debbie Cordiner is one of hundreds of family members loving their parents from afar this month as aged care facilities manage the safety of…
Read more ...Tairāwhiti has two more cases of COVID-19
Testing results have confirmed Tairāwhiti has two new confirmed cases of COVID-19.
One is a male in his 50s, the other is a woman in her 40s.
The…
Nurse creates bubble of one to save lives
ASSESSMENT centre nurse Keisha Bartlett has given up cuddles and war games with her sons and created a bubble of one while she works on the health frontline.
Read more ...Government repatriation flight into Gisborne
A chartered Government repatriation flight landed in Gisborne today [Monday 6 April] with 13 locals on board.
The passengers had all recently returned from overseas and were…
Tairawhiti iwi distribute iwi packs
Tairāwhiti iwi have banded together this week to pack and distribute thousands of hygiene and sanitation packs for older people and those with chronic health conditions.
It’s…
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