The Taranaki District Health Board (Taranaki DHB or TDHB) was a district health board which provided healthcare to the

Taranaki Taranaki is a region in the west of New Zealand's North Island. It is named after its main geographical feature, the stratovolcano of Mount Taranaki, also known as Mount Egmont. The main centre is the city of New Plymouth. The New Plymouth Dist ...

region of New Zealand. In July 2022, the Taranaki DHB was merged into the national health service

Te Whatu Ora Te Whatu Ora, or Health New Zealand, is a public health agency established by the New Zealand Government to replace the country's 20 district health boards (DHBs) on 1 July 2022. Te Whatu Ora is charged with working alongside the Public Healt ...

(Health New Zealand).

History

The Taranaki District Health Board, like most other district health boards, came into effect on 1 January 2001 established by the

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Geographic area

The area covered by the Taranaki District Health Board is defined in Schedule 1 of the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000 and based on territorial authority and ward boundaries as constituted as at 1 January 2001. The area can be adjusted through an

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Governance

The initial board was fully appointed. Since the 2001 local elections, the board has been partially elected (seven members) and in addition, up to four members get appointed by the Minister of Health. The minister also appoints the chairperson and deputy-chair from the pool of eleven board members. On 1 July 2022, the Taranaki DHB and the other district health boards were disestablished, with

(Health New Zealand) assuming their former functions and operations including hospitals and health services. The Taranaki DHB was brought under Te Whatu Ora's Te Manawa Taki division.

Demographics

Taranaki DHB served a population of 117,684 at the

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, an increase of 7,932 people (7.2%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 13,407 people (12.9%) since the

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. There were 45,306 households. There were 58,323 males and 59,364 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female. The median age was 40.0 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 24,684 people (21.0%) aged under 15 years, 20,004 (17.0%) aged 15 to 29, 52,542 (44.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 20,454 (17.4%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 84.8% European/Pākehā, 19.8% Māori, 2.1% Pacific peoples, 4.5% Asian, and 2.0% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 13.6, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people objected to giving their religion, 51.8% had no religion, 36.0% were Christian, 0.8% were Hindu, 0.5% were Muslim, 0.4% were Buddhist and 2.5% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 13,785 (14.8%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 21,726 (23.4%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $29,900, compared with $31,800 nationally. 14,286 people (15.4%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 44,736 (48.1%) people were employed full-time, 14,157 (15.2%) were part-time, and 3,684 (4.0%) were unemployed.

Hospitals

Public hospitals

* Taranaki Base Hospital () in

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has 194 beds and provides surgical, medical, mental health, children's health and maternity services. * Hawera Hospital () in

Hāwera Hāwera is the second-largest centre in the Taranaki region of New Zealand's North Island, with a population of . It is near the coast of the South Taranaki Bight. The origins of the town lie in a government military base that was established i ...

South Taranaki District South Taranaki is a territorial authority on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island that contains the towns of Hāwera (the seat of the district), Manaia, Ōpunake, Patea, Eltham, and Waverley. The District has a land area of 3,575.46 ...

has 14 beds and provides maternity and medical services.

Private hospitals

* Southern Cross Hospital New Plymouth () in

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has 24 beds and provides surgical and medical services. * Te Rangimarie Hospice () in

has six beds and provides medical services.

Notes

References

* {{District health boards District health boards in New Zealand Taranaki 2001 establishments in New Zealand 2022 disestablishments in New Zealand