Counties Manukau

Middlemore ICU Critical Care Complex is a quaternary ICU caring for the adults and children of South Auckland New Zealand, and beyond. They are the proud home of the National Burns ICU.

They are a busy 24 bed tertiary Intensive Care Unit in South Auckland, providing care to both adults and children. They admit approximately 1400 patients per year, 85% of which are acute admissions.

The Auckland Region

The city of Auckland is situated on New Zealand's North Island and benefits from its distinctive geographical position. This means that Auckland residents are able to experience the advantages of living in a large city, which boasts a diverse range of amenities, including cafes, restaurants, bars, theatres, museums, and shopping, while still being in close proximity to breathtaking natural landscapes, scenic beaches, and nature walks. 

Counties Manukau is situated in Auckland, the largest city in Aotearoa New Zealand, which has regularly been rated as one of the most desirable places to reside globally and has been recognised by Condé Nast as the premier destination to visit in 2023. 

Auckland is incredibly diverse, and is renowned as the largest Polynesian city globally, with more than 180 different ethnic groups represented. All these factors contribute to making Auckland a vibrant, bustling, and cosmopolitan place to be.

Health New Zealand | Counties Manukau

Counties Manukau provides healthcare services to more than half a million people in the district, and is home to one of the busiest emergency departments in the Southern Hemisphere

As well as being a general medical, surgical, vascular and trauma unit, they are are the quaternary referral centre for spinal cord injured patients for the upper North Island, and the Intensive Care Unit for the National Burns Service of New Zealand.

Middlemore Critical Care Complex is a training unit for doctors training in intensive care medicine, anaesthesia, emergency medicine as well as other specialties, and is accredited by the College of Intensive Care Medicine of Australia and New Zealand.

Other Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora districts in the Auckland region include Waitematā and Auckland City.

Local Information

Getting around

  • Purchase an AT HOP card to travel on buses in and around Auckland.

  • Auckland Transport runs the public bus services in Manukau district, but also Auckland-wide.

  • Taxis and ridesharing services such as Uber, Zoomy, Ola and Didi are available city-wide as well as many rental vehicle options.

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