Kia ora! 
​Welcome to Turanga Health - an iwi health provider and general practice with 60 staff including one GP and 10 nurses.

Turanga Health is an iwi health provider built on a vision of ‘kia whai oranga-a-whānau mo nga whakatipuranga’ or ‘building family wellness for future generations’.

We offer holistic care for the three Turanga iwi: Ngāi Tāmanuhiri, Rongowhakaata, and Te Aitanga a Māhaki, and open our door for all patients. 

We run dozens of health and wellness programmes helping whanau with smoking cessation, mental health support, nutrition, health and fitness and Well Child services.

Read more about our programmes.

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General practice 

Turanga Health in Te Karaka is one of the few places in New Zealand where registered adult patients who live within the area can be seen for free. 

​We have one GP, one practice nurse, and support staff including kaiāwhina that care for patients who live in the area.​ Find Turanga Health in Te Karaka at 76 Station Rd, (06) 862 3630.

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Māori health

Turanga Health is working to ensure improvements in the health status of iwi and Māori in Tūranganui-a-Kiwa.

Historically, Māori have been disadvantaged and over represented in negative statistics of most social areas. The health environment in Tūranganui-a-Kiwa is no different. The task set down for Turanga Health is to ensure that improvements in the health status of iwi and Māori are achieved. Read more about Māori health.

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History

When Turanga Health started in 1997 it had an opening cash balance of $300 and 10 clients.

The organisation grew, and by October 2013 Turanga Health had won the Community Service Excellence Category of the Westpac Gisborne Business Excellence Awards drawing praise from the city’s leaders and cementing its validity as a specialised provider of health services. Today, Turanga Health is a leading provider of wraparound health services for over 3000 whanau. Read more about our history.

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