Five Rivers by Wairarapa Times-Age

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Shane and Lynnette McManaway have spent more than $9 million creating a state-of-the-art medical facility in south Wairarapa. What has prompted a farming couple to build this?

whole new chapter has been written on medical services in South Wairarapa with the construction of Five Rivers Medical complex in Greytown. There are two on-site purpose-built buildings, one incorporating all manner of medical services, and the other being the new base for Wellington Free Ambulance. The buildings sit on the corner of

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Bidwell’s Cutting and Arbor Place, and are magniÿcent in schist stone and cedar cladding. This exciting venture ÿlls a gap in a burgeoning community with increasing health needs. Greytown Hospital closed in 1995 after a century of service and Wairarapa Hospital in Masterton, along with Selina Sutherland private hospital,

has picked up the void along with independent medical practices in each Wairarapa town, ably providing for their community. These days, all are increasingly stretched however, and specialist resources often must be sourced in Wellington or Palmerston North.

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shane and lynnette, the couple behind five rivers

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picture thinking,” say Shane and Lynnette. “The enthusiasm and expertise generated was humbling.” Land was secured and purchased by the McManaways, Silverwood Architects began concept drawings, Rigg Zschokke became the builders and Richard Cameron (Lynnette’s brother) was a supporting Project Manager with Callum Sutherland of Tararua Construction Management overseeing the project as it got under way.

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And the name Five Rivers?

The complex is the brainchild of an industrious Wairarapa couple, Shane and Lynnette McManaway, who wish to leave a legacy for Wairarapa that extends beyond whanau, wanting to share their capability with the people of the valley.

Shane was on a ˜ ight from Paris when he pondered naming the new medical centre. He re˜ ected on Wairarapa and what the valley meant to him. The rivers came to mind. Tauherenikau, Waiohine, Waingawa, Waipoua, and Ruamahanga – all lifeblood to the people of the valley. He loves those waterways.

“Anything we can do to help other people to improve their situation, is something that we both aspire to,” says Shane. These days, he and Lynnette farm ‘Gold Creek’ at Matarawa, nestled on prime ˜ at land beneath the Tararua Range between Carterton and Greytown. This is the area that Shane grew up in.

“We are hoping Five Rivers Medical will similarly become the lifeblood for our community.” agricultural sector roles in New Zealand and overseas. In 1998, he was appointed National Manager of ICI Crop Care Australasia and moved to Brisbane. Then as General Manager of the Independent Ag Merchants Association (IAMA) based in Melbourne. He oversaw 2000 staff over 500 retail stores across Australia.

Shane’s agreeable and entrepreneurial nature, along with his can-do attitude, has taken him into the realm of agricultural networking at international levels. Both Shane and Lynnette recognised similar qualities in each other and realised with sheer determination, hard work, and imagination, they could achieve anything. This is re˜ ected in the upgrading of ‘Gold Creek’ - a 182ha deer and cattle operation. They have developed this into a

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stunning property, surrounded by pristine land with many hundreds of native plantings where the Charolais cattle and red deer are farmed. Lynnette has experience in property development and her eye to detail is

re˜ ected in ‘Gold Creek’ and the Five Rivers medical buildings. She also has a passion for restoring period houses and buildings. Shane’s foray into farming began

early in his teens and by his early thirties, he managed to buy his own land. He has done all sorts, from knapsack spraying, truck driving and as an agricultural rep, progressing into senior executive

In 2002, home was calling, and Shane returned to the Matarawa farm. This is when he met Lynnette. When the international company All˜ ex invited Shane to become its Australasian CEO, he and Lynnette re-located to Brisbane. After two years, they returned to Wairarapa and began

Early in 2019, when mulling over what Wairarapa needed with friends, including former Masterton Mayor, Bob Francis and property developer and builder David Borman, they agreed increased and local medical services were needed. A working party consisting of the McManaways, Francis, Borman and John Cameron, Lynnette’s father, began investigating how to create a medical hub.

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Wellington Free Ambulance was keen to obtain new upgraded premises, hence the entire separate building built for them. Latitude Health is a charitable subsidiary of Te Ora Compass, the primary health provider, and it manages the facility. The services that run from the facility are the Greytown Medical practice, Wellington SCL (pathology and medical laboratory), Greyscale Ultrasound, Easy Ear Care, Healthÿ t Collection (rehabilitation gym), Physio Spot, Wairarapa DHB South Wairarapa district health nurses, DHB Mental Health Services, Boulcott Hospital Specialists (pre and post operative specialist care), along with a community room.

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design key to centre’s success

looking building which promotes the health and wellness vibe to the building,” explains James.

One at Onslow in Wellington especially appealed with its light and airy nature.

He says several medical complexes were visited to gain a vision of what medical facilities require.

ames Silverwood of Silverwood Architects describes designing the Fiver Rivers Medical buildings as a delight. It’s one of the largest projects, at 1490m², that he had worked on in Wairarapa.

Professional advice came from the medical sphere too and Five Rivers slowly evolved. The result is a building with two parallel corridors, each 84m long from where various rooms exit.

“ The clients, the McManaway s, p rovided a m aterial p alette of schist stone and vertical ship lap cedar and it set the tone f or creating a natu ral look ing b u ilding which p rom otes the health and wellness vib e to the b u ilding .” The long lean single-storey building with sloping roof and large overhangs, and with a striking central entrance, straddles the entire width of the site. The Wellington Free Ambulance building at the rear is connected by a walkway.

The Healthÿ t gym and Physio Spot sit at the south end of the building, various medical specialties including Boulcott Hospital Rooms are along the corridor, through to the DHB’s district health nurses at the north end.

The main entrance, which takes people into the Greytown Medical Centre and beyond, features uplights, whose colour can be changed to match a current health promotion. The main entrance has a tunnel effect

and wind lobbies are featured front and back as additional shelters. “The clients, the McManaways, provided a material palette of schist stone and vertical shiplap cedar and it set the tone for creating a natural

Greytown Medical Centre sits central in the building. James has placed ° oor-to-ceiling windows at the north end of the corridors to encourage the feeling of openness and light. All consultant rooms have windows providing a sense of the connection to the outside.

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eye on the project allum Sutherland of Tararua Management Construction was engaged as the Project Manager of Five Rivers.

bisected the land was the ÿ rst challenge. A neat concrete water channel has been created around the building and planted with natives.

Once the Silverwood Architects’ design was approved by Shane and Lynnette McManaway, and Rigg Zschokke was selected as the builders, Callum was employed.

The building features around 30 rooms. The dedicated building for Wellington Free Ambulance sits neatly behind, connected by a covered walkway.

From March 2020 until completion in November 2021, Callum kept a keen eye on progress and co-ordinated the main contractor, and consultants, to ensure key milestones were met.

Callum was born and raised in Masterton and left in 1999 to do a building apprenticeship.

“It’s a well thoughtout design and has been constructed in the highest quality materials. It’s a huge asset for Wairarapa,” says Callum, who described it as “a pleasure working alongside the main contractor Rigg Zschokke to deliver such a successful project.” There were challenges, (covid and sourcing materials), as there always are in a build, but he says it went comparatively smoothly for such a large-scale complex – two buildings in one. Re-directing a watercourse which

While working for Fletcher Construction, Callum gained his diploma in construction management and worked in various management roles. During his time in Wellington, he worked on landmark projects such as the Embassy Theatre refurbishment, Wellington Railway Station seismic upgrade and the Wellington Airport Carpark Terminal. Latterly, he project managed the new terminal at Hawke’s Bay airport. In 2018, Callum returned to Wairarapa and established his business a year later. Five Rivers is his ÿ rst commercial project back in home territory and he has been thrilled to be involved.

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Greyscale Ultrasound – a catchy name born from its location

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The name, Greyscale, is a delightful play on words. Ultrasound is historically referred to as grayscale imaging. Thus, the name was a comfortable ÿt with Greytown’s ÿrst medical imaging service, sharing the town’s name.

amantha – the Ear Lady – is a New Zealand trained Registered Nurse. She has a wide variety of nursing experience having worked across a range of nursing disciplines including general, medicine, respiratory and infectious diseases, rehabilitation and cardiac.

Dan’s passion for his craft has developed over 16 years. His wife, Mel, is a registered nurse, and with two young children she had a longing to return to New Zealand to be closer to family. Mel runs the administration side of Greyscale. After returning to New Zealand in January 2018, Dan initially worked in Palmerston North, Whanganui, and at Wairarapa Hospital.

“The development of Five Rivers Medical coincided with our desire to provide a high-level health service within our community.” Greyscale Ultrasound aims to provide ÿrst-class ultrasound diagnostics, reduce the load on the public system, and provide the people of Wairarapa with an alternative to travelling for treatment. Greyscale ultrasound receives

Born and raised on the south coast of New South Wales, Dan was a true Aussie teenager and loved the ocean. His fascination of things-medical began at an early age within the Surf

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Life Saving Club scene, successfully providing essential ÿrst aid on a drowning swimmer until emergency services arrived. That experience created a lasting curiosity to learn more about health. Dan completed a Bachelor of Health Science and become a registered trauma and emergency nurse. He went on to work in emergency departments in Sydney and the UK. Dan picked up study again, after

he and Mel returned to Australia, qualifying as a general Medical Sonographer and completed his Masters in musculoskeletal ultrasound in 2014. Dan’s versatility and experience enables him to offer a fully comprehensive ultrasound service, including vascular, obstetrics, gynaecology, general, breast, paediatric and musculoskeletal imaging.

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Boulcott Private Hospital in Lower Hutt has been serving the Wellington region for more than 30 years, offering a wide variety of surgical and medical services. There are three operating theatres, 29 inpatient beds, nine day-stay beds and three rooms dedicated for local anaesthetic operating procedures. Two more theatres are about to be built this year. Many Wairarapa people have beneÿted from Boulcott’s services and with the arrival of Five Rivers

Medical in Greytown – these services are coming much closer to home.

“It really is all about relationship building. Satellite clinics are a much more sustainable model of healthcare, bringing the multidisciplinary team to the people.” For many, gone will be the arduous trek over the Remutakas. Boulcott specialists are coming to you. Around 10 per cent of Boulcott’s patients live in Wairarapa.

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Sarah Boyes is Boulcott Hospital’s Chief Executive. She is excited about the collaboration with Five Rivers pointing out with the health system changes, this is an opportunity to step away from how healthcare has traditionally been delivered. “It really is all about relationship building. Satellite clinics are a much more sustainable model of healthcare, bringing the multidisciplinary team to the people.” It is not new to Boulcott, they have been operating a similar service in Kapiti. At Five Rivers Medical, there will be Specialist consultations and nurse appointments. Major operations (such as hips, knees, and bowel) will still occur in Lower Hutt, with post-operative care for Wairarapa people happening at Five Rivers. Along with two specialist consulting rooms, there is also an operating room for minor procedures.

Her most recent role was as an ear nurse for a leading audiology company, spread across ÿve clinics in Wellington and Wairarapa.

referrals from GPs, specialists, allied health professionals, and Nurse Practitioners. “We are also looking forward to potentially providing additional imaging services from Five Rivers in the future,” says Dan, who has a wide realm of experience.

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onographer Dan Burton is the proud director of Greyscale Ultrasound and couldn’t be happier to have a space within Five Rivers Medical. Greyscale Ultrasound is a small independent family-owned business. “The development of Five Rivers Medical coincided with our desire to provide a high-level health service within our community.”

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Born and raised in England, Samantha is known for her friendly, relaxed approach. She has a reputation for being professional, efÿcient, patient and kind. Clients trust her honest, helpful advice.

The goal of both Sarah Boyes and Boulcott’s Business Manager James Ginnane is that all specialties will eventually be represented at Five Rivers – including orthopaedics, ophthalmology, plastics, ENT, gynaecology, breast and general surgery, and others.

She communicates complex information simply and effectively and is regarded as somebody who always goes the ‘extra mile’ for her clients.

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Wellington Free Ambulance – caring for Wairarapa

hen Jo nathan Rees showed the Wairarapa Times-Age around the brand-new headq uarters for Wellington Free Ambulance in South Wairarapa – pride and enthusiasm ooze d from him for the new premises.

The building has a separate road entrance and carpark a nd is positioned at the rear of the Five Rivers Medical complex . It has been purpose-built for Wellington Free Ambulance. There are two sleeping rooms for staff, a fully eq uipped ki tchen and comfortable lounge. When the emergency call comes in, doors automatically open in the living

space allowing rapid ex it into the ambulance bay where those doors have already opened ready for the ambulance to depart. It’ s q uite different from the aged and cramped q uarters they were in on

East Street in Greytown. J onathan is one of two Shift managers in Wairarapa for Wellington Free Ambulance. There are 30 staff spread between the two bases in Masterton and Greytown. They

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51,302 responses to patients ( 7

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Patient transfer services – 42,638 transports to appointments

About 2 million k m travelled by emergency ambulances

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Rescue squad – as part of the region’ s search and rescue response – responded to 90 incidents

Responses by region: Wellington & Porirua – 22,375

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Wairarapa emergency 1 1 1 calls go to the communication centre in Wellington. If that centre was down for any reason, there are also call centres in Auck land and Christchurch. There are always two double-crewed ambulances on call at the Greytown station.

There is a similar service operating out of Riversdale. Both the Masterton and Greytown stations work closely together. Masterton’ s base is nex t to the Gull Service Station on Chapel Street.

He is in awe of Shane and Lynnette McManaway’ s vision and describes them as “f antastic landlords – i t’ s not uncommon to see them worki ng in the gardens as this complex is evolving.”

Emergency 111 calls received

service an area from Mt Bruce in the north to Cape Palliser.

Back -up comes from a First Response Unit in Martinborough. These are people trained by Wellington Free Ambulance to assist to certain clinical levels until a fully q ualified ambulance team arrives.

“W e have covered space for up to three vehicles – t he only one of its ki nd in Wairarapa. The entire stateof-the-art building has been created with room to move and to ex pand, i f necessary.”

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Greytown Medical Centre’s new home

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Wairarapa DHB congratulates Five Rivers Medical

The Greytown Medical Centre now operates out of the Five Rivers Medical building. There are two doctors and two Nurse Practitioners. Debrah Johns is the Business Manager for Latitude Health which is a main tenant in Five Rivers. Within her role she oversees management of Greytown and Kuripuni Medical Centres as well as Centre Manager for Five Rivers. She is pictured below in one of the two long corridors featured in the new Five Rivers building.

The McManaways’ vision and generosity has given breath to our vision of Hauora Mo Tatou – better health for all. It is a ÿne illustration of what great looks like – patient-centred, purposebuilt, co-located and integrated care, tailor-made for the people it serves. It is outstanding.

congratulate everyone involved in bringing this special facility to life. We are excited to have placed a raft of DHB services under the Five Rivers roof and are grateful for the opportunity.

only do our staff thoroughly enjoy Our babies andNot children are getting sick - what to watch for and what working in the smart and welcoming

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environment but our patients get care, closer to home and away from the hospital setting, where they are better supported with a range of services and receive continuity of care.

Highly contagious virus affecting babi young children Respiratory syncytial v

When we drafted our strategic direction 2020-2030, it was precisely with a Five Rivers-style concept in mind.

We hadn’t seen it yet, we didn’t know Our South Wairarapa District Nurses its bricks and mortar, or guessed are based at Five Rivers providing at the shape of its footprint, but we a seven-day community nursing knew the beauty of what this kind of Sir Paul Collins (Chair Wairarapa DHB) Dale Oliff (CEO Wairarapa DHB) service, including a Wound Clinic community-based healthcare model each weekday. would deliver for our people, and Winter areforcommon and well utilised by multiple DHB Symptoms of be RSV: of Greytown and the wider South we knew it wasillnesses what we need People with RSV are usually The Medication Run is managed services, including Social Work and Wairarapa community already Wairarapa. expected, but right now afrom lot the of centre pre- and Oncology and for consider Fivedays Riversfrom one of the their infectious eight • runny noseMental Health, Maternity, Cardiac Nursing Clinics are held on Mondays, Five Rivers iterates our vision of unwell. Diabetes Clinics, and by our dietitian. greatest assets, and rightly so! school children are start of their symptoms. It is • Clinic coughing or sneezing Thursdays, and Fridays. space excellent care. We extend our We are in no doubt that the people on Tuesday and Wednesday will sincerest thanks and warmly

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Do not go to work or school, or into any public space if you have a cough, fever or difficulty breathing. Call your GP or Healthline on 0800 611 116 immediately and ask for a test for COVID-19. All of us have a role to play in stopping further spread. Do not kiss, hug, hongi or shake hands with anyone while you are sick. Do not share a bed, food, cutlery or cups.

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