Northland District Health Board

Responsible for providing, or funding the provision of, health and disability services for the people of Northland, the district health board covers a large geographical area from Te Hana in the south to Cape Reinga in the north.
Northland DHB provides health and disability services and serves a resident population of 170,500 (2016/17 estimate) employing 2,711 staff.

Acute services are provided through the district health board’s four hospitals, based at Whangarei, Dargaville, Kawakawa and Kaitaia, with elective surgery performed at Whangarei and Kaitaia. These services are supplemented by a network of community-based outpatient and mental health services, a range of allied health services and a public and population health unit.