A few words from…Thomas Cartier

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A few words from…Thomas Cartier

14 February 2024

A few words

Wednesday 14 February 2024, 05:00 AM

If he weren’t a GP, Thomas Cartier would have liked trying his hand at being a rock star [Image: Supplied]

France-trained GP Thomas Cartier is the sole doctor at Te Whare Hauora o Ngāruahine in Manaia. The clinic opened for business last October, and Dr Cartier is the first doctor the small South Taranaki town has had in almost 30 years. Iwi provider Ngāruahine Iwi Health Services led the project

The best thing about our GP clinic is that it has been designed to answer the needs of our specific patient population: rural, low-income and Māori. W

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