2021 -

The new Regional Children's Hospital will contain the most modern facilities for the care of sick children.  Services are provided over three floors.

Level Two - on 31 March, 2022 - provides:  Patient Consult Rooms, a Gymnasium, outside Playscape Rehabilitation area, a Cafe, an Audiology Suite, Child Development Services and the "Tree of Life".

Level 3 - Taumata 3 - provides Patient Rooms with Ensuites, Whanau/Family Rooms, the Link Bridge to the Regional Hospital, Play Therapy spaces and the "Tree of Life"

Level 4 - Taumata 4 - provides Patient Rooms with Ensuites, Whanau/Family rooms, Play Therapy spaces and the top of the "Tree of Life" (Canopy)

By late January 2022, construction was nearing completion.  This photograph shows at left the elevated corridor connecting the new hospital to the main Regional Hospital building.

The new hospital was officially handed over to CCDHB by Mark Dunajtschik and Dorothy Spotswood on 31 March, 2022.

The DHB will now fit out the hospital before it opens to the public later this year.