About Industry Med

1. Manakitanga: We prioritise caring for and serving our customers and community, delivering great customer service.
2. Integrity/Honesty: We remain true to ourselves, being authentic in all our actions.
3. Learning/Ako: We embrace every moment as an opportunity to learn and grow, valuing continuous improvement.
4. Respect: We show respect for ourselves and our people, fostering a culture of mutual dignity and appreciation.

1. Caring for the Workforce of Tomorrow: We are committed to supporting and nurturing the well-being of our workforce, preparing them for a successful future.
2. Healthy Workforce = Healthy Business: We recognise the direct correlation between a healthy workforce and the success of our business, prioritizing the well-being of our employees.
3. Caring for Your Business at Your Fingertips: We provide accessible and comprehensive care for your business, offering convenient solutions that meet your needs.

Industry Med originated when we as practitioners were working amongst those employees of Tasman mill before the close of the paper machine in 2021.

This impressed upon us the importance of the people of this area and it was much more than a mill health centre to us. We decided to continue running the centre for the surrounding companies.

We did this because as Doctors and Nurses, we had a genuine rapport and bond with our patients.

We could see that working in this place was part of their identity and it became part of ours too.

We firstly want to honour these workers and those that gave many years of loyalty and hard work to the industrial area of Kawerau. Some of these employees have committed 47 years plus to this job.

As a team we want our patients to thrive through the stages of work from apprenticeships and cadets to those entering retirement. Even though one part of the mill closed, the rest of Kawerau was growing rapidly and we wanted to continue that work.

Mental health, cultural health, reducing risk factors for things such as bowel cancer, prostate cancer and respiratory illness was a specific area for us as a group of clinicians and health professionals, that we felt we could make real change.

When one part of the industrial area closed ( Norske Skog Mill) we didn’t want to see the loss of the health centre. With much support from Norske Skog and the past and present employers, we decided to keep it open under independent Industry Med. We chose the highest quality nurses with a mix of experience and youth and enthusiasm but most importantly knowledge of the people we care for, and this meant keeping the experienced staff and adding new skills and enthusiasm and a focus on educational improvement for every one of our staff.

We have now grown to the Kinleith /Tokoroa sites and Tauranga and we want to bring this ethos with us. We will stand up for workers, and highly skilled and qualified health professionals that we attract are with us because they join us in this quest.

Nga mihi nui ki nga hunga mate haere haere haere atu ra kua wheturangitia, ki nga hunga ora , nga mihi mo to tautoko ki enei Kaupapa

Noho ora mai

Dr Sarah Gardiner ( Clinical Director ) & Paora Gardiner ( Director )