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3 November 2021
After nearly 38 years in general practice, Dr Dave Ewen retired from South City Health on 28 October.
Dave had known he wanted to be a doctor since he started boarding school at the age of 9. He went to medical school in Dunedin where he meet his wife Sue, then landed his first job in Hamilton – and he’s been in Hamilton ever since.
Dave bought his first practice and moved in on 1 September 1984. Dr Duncan Roberts joined him three years later "knocking holes in the walls", and as a result Melville Medical Centre was ‘born’. Dave ultimately moved on and built South City Health in July 1998.
On his last day Dave commented “I would do it all over again!”
17 June 2026
We recently asked Pinnacle network members to share their views on the proposed priorities for our primary care election manifesto. Twenty-one members responded and the results are clear: our network is united behind the need for urgent, meaningful change.
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16 June 2026
On behalf of Hauraki PHO, NHC and Pinnacle, we are seeking kaimahi, working in primary and community care who are interested in further education skills development or study support.
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12 June 2026
On Thursday 11 June, Ministers Simeon Brown and Matt Doocey confirmed the clinical placement regions for the New Zealand Graduate School of Medicine (NZGSM), a significant milestone for primary care and the rural health workforce across Aotearoa.
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