New East Wing Taranaki Base Hospital
About the Project
The new Taranaki Base Hospital relocates essential services into a state-of-the-art facility designed to provide greater resilience and support the delivery of modern healthcare.
Bringing critical healthcare services together in a modern, resilient facility designed to provide better access to care and support the health and wellbeing of the Taranaki community for generations to come.
Te Whatu Ora - Taranaki
Client
June 2026
Completed
New Plymouth
Location
Spanning six floors and 22,000sqm, the New East Wing creates a state-of-the-art acute care precinct that brings together the Emergency Department, Intensive Care Unit, Radiology, Diagnostics, Laboratory, Maternity and Neonatal services.
The facility also includes a new Acute Assessment Unit, supporting earlier senior clinical decision-making and helping reduce unnecessary admissions. By integrating these critical services in one location, the facility improves access to high-quality healthcare for the community now and into the future.
The building has been gifted the name Te Rau Mātāpuna o Taranaki, reflecting its connection to Taranaki Maunga and the many springs, pools and waterways that sustain the health and wellbeing of both the maunga and the people of the region.
As one of the country’s largest fully electric 5 Star Green Star hospital buildings, it supports lower emissions and improved energy efficiency while maintaining the resilience required of a critical health facility.
