Public Facilities
Cafeteria - Taranaki Base Hospital and Hawera Hospital
A cafeteria is located on Level 1 at Base Hospital and on the main corridor at Hawera Hospital. The cafeteria is open to the public and features a full range of meals, snacks and food to take away.
Meal times are:
- Continental Breakfast 7am - 9am
- Cooked Breakfast 7am - 8.30am
- Lunch 11.15am - 1.30pm
- Dinner 4.45pm - 6.30pm
Breastfeeding / Baby Change areas
There are several breastfeeding and baby change areas available at Taranaki Base Hospital:
- Antenatal Clinic
- Mental Health Outpatients
- Mothers’ Quiet Room, Ward 15
- Parenting Room, main corridor near Outpatients
- Postnatal Lounge, Ward 15
For a full list of Breastfeeding Welcome Here sites in Taranaki click here.
Taranaki Base Hospital Chapel
Click here to go to Chaplaincy Services.
Whaiora
Whaiora offers temporary accommodation to support whanau of inpatients at Taranaki Base Hospital. Priority is given to whanau from outside of the New Plymouth township.
Whaiora Contact us
During working hours phone 06 753 6139 extn 7587 or 753 7853.Or ask the operator to page a Kaimahi Hauora. Please direct all after hour bookings to the Emergency Department reception.

Whaiora Pamphlet - A guide for Whaiora (PFD 600 KB)
Smoke Free
All TDHB buildings and grounds are smokefree.
Click here to view a list of resources on Smoking Cessation Support to Quit
Last updated:
Wednesday, December 14, 2016