Figures obtained by RNZ show just 3.3 out of nine full-time equivalent senior doctor positions in the town are filled.

There is concern at the dire level of vacancies among fulltime permanent senior doctor positions at Taupō Hospital, where gaps remain in the roster for the coming two months. Fixed-term and locum ...

The dire level of full-time permanent staff at Taupo Hospital means fixed-term and locum senior doctors there are relied on to fill glaring gaps, a situation the senior doctors' union says is ...

The month started off with the Greenlea Rescue Helicopter being dispatched to Taupo Hospital for a female who was experiencing a time-critical medical event requiring further treatment.

The crew were most often seen at Taupo Hospital with 12 inter-hospital transfers, and at Taumarunui Hospital and Tauranga Hospital with 8 inter-hospital transfers each throughout the month.