It was a tense day at Tauranga Hospital as medical registrars faced the prospect of more than a quarter of their staff being away over the Matariki long weekend.

It was a tense day at Tauranga Hospital as medical registrars faced the prospect of more than a quarter of their staff being away over the Matariki long weekend.

It was a tense day at Tauranga Hospital as medical registrars faced the prospect of more than a quarter of their staff being away over the Matariki long weekend.