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BOPDHB profile
About the DHB
The Bay of Plenty District Health Board (BOPDHB) is one of 20 District Health Boards (DHBs) in New
Zealand, and one of five DHBs in the Midland region. We deliver health services for the people of the Bay
of Plenty.
The area we cover and our communities
Covering 9,666 square kilometres, our DHB serves a population of just over 200,000 and stretches from
Waihi Beach in the North West to Whangaparāoa on the East Cape and inland to the Urewera, Kaimai
and Mamaku ranges. These boundaries take in the major population centres of Tauranga, Katikati, Te
Puke, Whakatāne, Kawerau and Opotiki. Eighteen iwi are located within the BOPDHB area.
Our population has the second fastest growth rate of all New Zealand’s DHBs. Our total population
growth in the planning period 2006 to 2026 is forecast to be 23.5%, higher than that for New Zealand as
a whole. The majority of the growth is expected to be in the Western Bay of Plenty region (particularly
Tauranga city) with the Eastern Bay of Plenty expected to experience a static or declining population. In
this regard, 77% of our population resides in the Western Bay of Plenty.
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