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Nelson Hospital Redevelopment (Project Whakatupuranga)
Health New Zealand · Nelson
A ~$1.098b, six-phase redevelopment of Nelson Hospital over ~10 years (Project Whakatupuranga). An initial $73m funds design and enabling works; an $11m emergency-department expansion is due in early 2026, and a new inpatient building is targeted by 2029. Long-awaited replacement of ageing facilities.
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71% · Likely to proceed
Completion Probability — likelihood this proceeds on roughly its stated timeline.
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Key facts
- Region
- Nelson
- Sector
- Health
- Status
- Under Construction
- Estimated value
- $1.1b
- Indicative completion
- 2033
- Funding status
- Part Funded
- Lead organisation
- Health New Zealand
- Election risk
- Medium
Election risk assessment
A ~$1.1b multi-phase rebuild with only initial funding committed; later phases depend on future budgets and could slip with fiscal or government change.
Government priority alignment
MEDIUM — Major regional hospital rebuild addressing ageing health facilities.
Chronology
- 2024$73m committed for design and enabling works
- 2026ED expansion due; major early works under way
- 2029New inpatient building targeted