Nicola Ehau

Group Manager Te Puna Waiora Planning and Funding

Nicola’s career in health began over 40 years ago, when she initially trained as a nurse in Auckland. Growing up in Ruatorea, she was excited to return to the community of her childhood years later to take up the role of Group Manager, Planning and Funding at Hauora Tairāwhiti in 2017.


With years of experience working in Planning and Funding across a number of different DHBs including Hawkes Bay, Hutt Valley,Wairarapa and Nelson Marlborough, Nicola is well versed in this area of health. As Planning and Funding Manager at Hauora Tairāwhiti, Nicola has oversight of Commissioning services for a range of different health portfolios including, primary and community health, mental health and addictions, older persons’ health and Child, Youth and Population Health and DHB provider arm services. She also Manages the Needs Assessment Service Co-ordination, Health protection and promotion provider services

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