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Te Puia Springs hospital

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Te Puia Springs hospital

A hospital was first established at Te Puia Springs in 1907. In 2019 it was a general-purpose hospital run by Ngāti Porou Hauora – the principal health provider on the East Coast.

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Monty Soutar, East Coast places – Te Puia Springs and Tokomaru Bay, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/33493/te-puia-springs-hospital (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Monty Soutar, published 23 August 2011, updated 1 March 2015.