Hokianga...Backblock Medical Service: The heart of the Hokianga Medical Service is Rawene Hospital in the centre of Hokianga Country.
From this base Dr GM Smith and his staff of two doctors and six district nurses attend to the health needs of a largely Māori population in isolated rural communities.
He whakaata i tiro atu ki te Hauora o ngā iwi o Hokianga i te tau 1948.