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Media policy
With the exception of the Medical Officer of Health, all media contact must be agreed by the
Communications Manager and/or the Chief Executive (CE) before comment is made, and where possible,
comment must be made in writing via the Communications Manager.
At no time should any staff member be drawn into commenting ‘off the record’ to any media representative.
‘No comment’ should also be avoided. For matters where a professional opinion is required to assist the
media, permission may be given for a staff member to speak to the media.
If you are contacted by the media over any matter relating to BOPDHB, please do not divulge any
information, ask them to contact the Communications Manager on 07 579 8029.
Corporate media advertising is facilitated by the Communications Manager. BOPDHB encourages staff
to pursue positive communication opportunities with the media through the Communications Manager.
Call ext 8029 or email [email protected]. All media advertising must conform to BOPDHB
logo and livery specifications.
Parking
Parking is free for patients, visitors and staff at both Tauranga and Whakatāne hospital campuses. Please
refer to the maps on pages 34 and 35 for parking areas.
At the Tauranga campus, staff are not permitted to park in the Clarke Street carpark at the rear of the
hospital, which is for the use of patients and visitors. Further staff parking is available off 17th Ave,
access being opposite the Historic Village. Parking is also available on the opposite side of Cameron
Road, accessed via 18th Avenue. Staff are not permitted to park in all other public parking areas, except
designated afternoon staff parking.
At the Whakatāne campus, staff parking is available in the carpark behind PODVILLE which is accessed
via Gate 5 on Garaway Street.
Payroll
Staff are paid fortnightly, alternating with nursing one week and all other staff the other. MICRoster is used
to roster shifts and enter timesheets for the majority of staff. The pay period runs Monday to Sunday with
pay available in bank accounts on the Thursday after the pay period finishes.
Payroll can be contacted via email [email protected] or via phone on ext 8820.
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