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Whakatāne health provider Te Puna Ora o Mataatua wins equity award
18 May, 2021 11:29 PM
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Te Puna Ora o Mataatua staff with the Ministry of Health Equity Award. Photo / Supplied
Rotorua Daily Post
Te Puna Ora o Mataatua in Whakatāne has been overwhelmed with supportive messages since their win of the Ministry of Health Equity Award at the Primary Health Awards held in Auckland on Saturday night.
Chief Executive Dr Chris Tooley said they had been inundated with congratulations and it was a tribute to how highly they valued equity in the community. Tenei te honore nui kia tātau Te Puna Ora o Mataatua i Wikitoria i tenei pō! It s an honour for Te Puna Ora o Mataatua to win the Ministry of Health Equity award, he said.