Child and adolescent community centre

The community team provides a coordinated service for all tamariki and rangatahi with extra needs. Clinics operate out of Taranaki Base Hospital and Hāwera Hospital.


Contact us

Contact the team on:

Taranaki Base Hospital

  • location: Tukapa Street entrance to base hospital. 
  • phone: 06 753 7790

Hāwera Hospital


Services we provide

We provide a range of outpatient and community-based services for the Taranaki Region.

Services include:

  • Paediatric Clinics
  • Visiting Specialist Clinics
  • Specialist Nursing Services - Community and Developmental
  • Child Therapy – Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Speech-Language Therapy and Visiting Neurodevelopmental Therapy
  • Social Work
  • Psychology – Neurodevelopmental Assessment; Intervention 
  • B4 School Checks including Vision and Hearing Assessment.
  • Whānau Pakari – A Community Based Assessment and Intervention Programme to help children and young people overcome weight issues.

    Whānau Pakari (internal link)

Referral information

You can self-refer your child or your healthcare provider, plunket nurse, school or special education service can refer you. 


Appointments

Please prioritise attending your appointment, as we have a long waitlist of patients needing appointments.

If you cannot attend contact us to cancel or re-schedule: