Find out about Bay of Plenty DHB – where to find a GP and other health services, how Bay of Plenty is performing against national health targets, and more.
Bay of Plenty DHB is based in Tauranga, and covers an area from Waihi Beach in the north-west, to Whangaparaoa on the East Cape, and inland to the Urewera, Kaimai and Mamaku ranges.
It has a population of 226,530 people. Read more about Bay of Plenty’s population.
Bay of Plenty DHB received $663.5 million in funding in 2016/17.*
Funding increases as a result of growth over the last 3 years were as follows:
- $31.0 million in 2016/17
- $17.7 million in 2015/16
- $19.6 million in 2014/15.
| Bay of Plenty increase | National increase | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 4.90% | 3.74% |
| 2015/16 | 2.88% | 2.41% |
| 2014/15 | 3.30% | 2.47% |
*This only includes devolved funding from the Ministry. Visit Funding for more information.
DHB annual planning
Every year the DHB develops, updates and publishes on their website (see link below) a number of key annual planning documents such as their Annual Plan and Regional Service Plan.
| Postal address | Private Bag 12024 Tauranga Mail Centre Tauranga 3143 |
|---|---|
| Street address | Cnr Clarke St and 20th Ave Tauranga 3112 |
| Phone | (07) 579 8000 |
| Fax | (07) 579 8366 |
| communications@bopdhb.govt.nz | |
| Website | http://www.bopdhb.govt.nz |
| YouTube | http://www.youtube.com/bopdhb |