Our Staff

Dr Sue Fowlie
Country I’m from: Scotland
Role and special interests: GP; Dermatology, Older Persons health, Palliative care, gender affirming care
Days of work: Mon, Wed, Fri am. Often here other times in management role
One of the reasons of working in healthcare: There's something different to do every day!
Hobbies: Tennis, gardening, cooking
One bucket list’s item: To go to Wimbledon. Despite being British I've never been!
Dr Sunil Guleria
Dr Sunil Guleria
Country I’m from: India
Role and special interests: GP
Days of work: Mon, Wed
One of the reasons of working in healthcare: Opportunity to build long term relationships with patients and make meaningful difference in their lives every day.
Hobbies: Hiking
One bucket list’s item: Travelling all Continents
Dr Jo Cunningham
Dr Jo Cunningham
Country I’m from: England
Role and special interests: GP interested in all aspect of General Practice
Days of work: Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri
One of the reasons of working in healthcare: Its a stimulating job and I learn something new nearly every day.
Hobbies: Yoga, Tramping, Cycling, Gardening, Birding
One bucket list’s item: to do a hut to hut walk in the wilderness in New Zealand

Dr Sharon Hodgins
Dr Sharon Hodgins
Country I’m from: Ireland
Role and special interests:
Days of work: Weds, Thurs, Fri
One of the reasons of working in healthcare:
Hobbies: Mountain Biking
One bucket list’s item:

Stuart Cook
Country I’m from: New Zealand, although some of my schooling was in USA
Role and special interests: Extended Care Paramedic Rural/Remote Medicine
Men's Mental Health
Days of work: Mon, Tues, Thurs and Fri
One of the reasons of working in healthcare: The different people and communities I get to interact with
Hobbies: My 3 young kids and wife.
Anything outdoors
One bucket list’s item: Too many to pick one. Own 10 ha in the South Island. Own my own medical practice.

Natahna Sim
Country I’m from: NZ
Role and special interests: Nurse Practioner Intern with a special interest in Cardiology and Acute Care
Days of work: Tues, Wed, Thurs
One of the reasons of working in healthcare: To make a difference to people’s lives and provide holistic care to those in need
Hobbies: Road trips with family
One bucket list’s item: Snorkelling in Hawaii

Georgina Skurr
Country I’m from: New Zealand
Role and special interests: Practice Nurse; immunisations, children’s health
Days of work: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
One of the reasons of working in healthcare: Love helping others ,the challenge and variety
Hobbies: Running, sport, family
One bucket list’s item: To complete the coast to coast or an ironman

Gladys Bayang
Country I’m from: The Philippines
Role and special interests: Healthcare Assistant (taking blood tests and blood pressures).
Days of work: Mon, Tues, Thurs and Fri
One of the reasons of working in healthcare: To assist patients according to their needs and to provide good quality of care
Hobbies: Baking and cooking
One bucket list’s item: To own a house someday and visit Europe

Debbie Renga
Country I’m from: New Zealand
Role and special interests: Clinical Admin Assistant – Everything to make it easy for patients & staff
Days of work: Mon, Tues AM, Wed, Thurs AM
One of the reasons of working in healthcare: Something different and a new thing to learn
Hobbies: Outdoors, Dog shows
One bucket list’s item: Getting another Long Stock Coat boy & going to the Australia German Shepherd Dog National

Pisila Vi
Country I’m from: Tonga
Role and special interests: Receptionist – enrolment
Days of work: Mon, Tues, Weds,and Thurs.
One of the reasons of working in healthcare: Allow you to reach your desire to help others
Hobbies: Travel, spending time with family and friends
One bucket list’s item: Travelling more

Kate Armstrong
Country I’m from: New Zealand
Role and special interests: Receptionist – greeting people
Days of work: Monday & Wednesday
One of the reasons of working in healthcare: I like to help people
Hobbies: I enjoy spending time with friends and family and have recently started camping.
One bucket list’s item: Skydiving!

Moni Kinikini
Country I’m from: Tonga
Role and special interests: Receptionist – enrolment
Days of work: Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
One of the reasons of working in healthcare: Love that I can help make a difference in people’s lives, even if it’s in the smallest way.
Hobbies: spending time with family, netball and dancing
One bucket list’s item: THAILAND

Melissa Jones
Country I’m from: UK
Role and special interests: Administrator - Finance
Days of work: Mon – Thurs lunchtime
One of the reasons of working in healthcare: Varied workload, always learning, assisting others
Hobbies: Tramping, exploring NZ
One bucket list’s item: To travel around and see the sights of Italy

Joanne Whittingham
Country I’m from: New Zealand
Role and special interests: Operations Manager, with special interest in Business Management and HR
Days of work: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
One of the reasons of working in healthcare: Being part of a team that is passionate about providing good healthcare in their community.
Hobbies: Exploring New Zealand with my retro camper, reading, and pottering about on my lifestyle block.
One bucket list’s item: I dont have a bucket list.

Rob Wightman
Country I’m from: I'm from NZ
Role and special interests: I'm the physio and have a wide scope of skills to cater to the variety of injuries seen in the rural setting
Days of work: Working 3 days a week in Rakaia.
One of the reasons of working in healthcare: I enjoy working with people and solving their injuries. It can be a very rewarding job seeing people progress from being injured to full fitness
Hobbies: I have 3 young children which keeps me on my toes. When I have any free time I'm helping rugby teams, and enjoy mountain biking, spin class at the gym, and squash
One bucket list’s item: Go on a safari

