2016 - Te Kotuku, New Maternity Unit Opened

The new maternity unit at Whangarei Hospital, Te Kotuku, was officially opened on 24 February 2016 by the Minister of Health Hon Jonathan Coleman. The $9.8 million unit replaced 40-year-old services with a modern, family-friendly facility and co-located antenatal clinics, assessment rooms, birthing rooms and post-natal beds that were previously spread over two floors in Whangarei Hospital.