Megan WilsonMultimedia Journalist·Rotorua Daily Post·27 May, 2026 06:00 PM5 mins to read‌Tauranga mother Tui Penman lives with chronic kidney disease and travelled to Waikato Hospital three days per week for dialysis until recently.

Kidney disease patient Tui Penman considered giving up haemodialysis and becoming terminal because she could not get the life-sustaining treatment at Tauranga Hospital. Taking a shuttle to Waikato Hospital three days per week had left her exhausted, unable to work and “barely coping” financially. She believes haemodialysis delivery is at