Bella was brought up in Wairarapa, moving to Waimeha - Te Tau Ihu in the mid 1980s working as an Kaiwhakaora Ngangahau (Occupational Therapist) in a range of roles across hospital, leadership and private practice settings in mainly adult physical health.

Bella passion for the work is to ensure clients have a smooth pathway to good health and wellbeing – everything in life impacts on health. She is a driver for several LCC connections and promotions with other services. She is the facilitator for the Motueka Hei Pa Harakeke MDT and Interagency hui. Her locality focus is Motueka and rural Tasman. 

Administrator

Infectious Diseases Specialist

Infectious Diseases Specialist

Infectious Diseases Clinical Nurse Specialist

Joanne is originally from Belfast Northern Ireland and has lived for a short period in Australia before moving to Motueka. She very much enjoys the beautiful outdoor life of Abel Tasman. 

She has previously worked in the NHS and Nelson Hospital in management roles with administrative teams in a variety of specialties.

The General Practices Joanne covers are: Tima Health, Nelson City Medical - Nelson & Tikoki, Nelson East, Tasman Medical, Stoke & Waimea Medical Centre, Golden Bay Community Health, Murchison Health Centre, Tahunanui Medical Centre and The Doctors Richmond.

Tineke lived overseas before starting a new adventure in Whakatū. Her core experience lies in addiction services and mental health. She worked within these areas as a registered social worker in residential addiction care, as a clinician in forensics and as an outreach worker with homeless people. With a recovery-based approach, she aims to work towards better health outcomes for her clients.

Tineke is very passionate about bringing a person’s team together and ensuring all resources are utilized to improve their wellbeing.

Sara is a former refugee from Afghanistan but has called Aotearoa home for 20+ years. Sara was inspired to make the move to Nelson for the captivating nature and beautiful sense of community.

Before moving down to Nelson Sara worked as a Clinic Operations Coordinator in South Auckland. During her time in South Auckland, she developed a strong passion for developing systems and operations within practice to better serve our most vulnerable populations.

The General Practices Sara covers are: Florence Medical Centre, Greenwood Health, Harley Street Medical, Hauora Health, Mapua Health, Nelson Family Medicine, Rata Medical, St Lukes Health Centre, The Doctors Motueka, Toi Toi Medical, Wakefield Medical Centre.