Rotorua’s QE Health placed into voluntary liquidation

QE Health's $19 million purpose-built facility in Rotorua opened in February 2023. Photo / Ben Fraser

QE Health in Rotorua has been placed into liquidation.

Tom Rodewald, of Rodewald Consulting in Tauranga, was appointed liquidator at 3pm yesterday by a special resolution of shareholders.

In a Facebook post yesterday, QE Health said it was sad to announce it had been put into liquidation.

“We can assure you that things will continue to operate as usual while the liquidator endeavours to sell the business as a going concern.”

It said all facilities and programmes would remain available and operational and staff would continue their duties as usual.

QE Health offers a range of clinical services, including rheumatology, physiotherapy, psychology, orthotics, dietetics, occupational therapy and clinical spa treatments.

QE Health in Rotorua. Photo / Ben Fraser

It is owned by Queen Elizabeth Hospital Community Trust, a registered charitable trust.

The original QE Health building on Whakaue St opened in 1942 and was intended to help rehabilitate injured soldiers after World War II.

It proved so popular that, by 1948, it was opened to the wider public.

The building was meant to be used for up to 15 years.

Plans for a new facility began in 2019. It leaked on rainy days, departments were spread out, and the building needed a refresh.

A $19 million purpose-built health and wellness facility opened in February 2023 at 1084 Hinemaru St.

It was funded through a combination of grants and loans, from bodies including Kānoa, the Government’s Regional Economic Development and Investment Unit, the Rotorua Trust and Rotorua Lakes Council.

Megan Wilson is a health and general news reporter for the Bay of Plenty Times and the Rotorua Daily Post. She has been a journalist since 2021.