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18 WAIKATO BUSINESS NEWS March/April 2017 Historic medical practice sold to trust A Hamilton medical practice founded in 1911 by the late Dr Tim Rogers has been sold to a charitable trust. By DENISE IRVINE Little London Medical Clinic is the city’s longest serving practice; it passed from the Rogers family Hamilton Windscreen LWP.indd 1 07 849 2818 Hamilton Windscreen LWP.indd 1 Hamilton Windscreens 712 Te Rapa Road, Hamilton www.hamiltonwindscreen.co.nz info@hamiltonwindscreen.co.nz Hamilton Windscreen LWP.indd 1 more than two decades ago to general practitioners Dr Barrie Winn and Dr Lesley Topping, and gynaecologist Dr Mary Margaret Vant, who have continued the Rogers’ family’s tradition of personal care for Hamilton Windscreen LWP.indd 1 patients. They will remain at the clinic under new owners, the Activate Foundation Trust. The 30-year-old trust is part of a Hamilton network that includes Activate Church, Activate Training Centre and Community Link. 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He says its strong patient-centred values fit neatly with Activate’s broad range of community work which includes youth education and training, a senior citizen’s companion service, a small foodbank, and developing work opportunities for people. “We thought, how we can continue to make a contribution so that Hamilton can be the best place to raise a family. Complementing what we already do with medical services seemed to be a good thing.” Little London Medical Clinic is in a vintage house on a lane at the Waikato River end of London St, in the same unique enclave where it began under Tim Rogers nearly 106 years ago. Dr Rogers developed a reputation for altruism, looking after many needy Hamilton families. He practised for about 60 years and was joined by his two sons, Anthony and Denis, both of them general practitioners. For a long time, the Rogers family didn’t charge for consultations and their income was derived solely from Government subsidies. The Rogers brothers were influential in local and national politics. Denis was mayor of Hamilton from 1959-1968, and Anthony was the Labour MP for Hamilton East from 1972- 1975. They were also stalwart lobbyists for the establishment of Waikato University. Dr Winn came to work with the Rogers’ brothers in 1985, later joined by his wife, Dr Vant, and Dr Topping, and the trio eventually owned the practice after Anthony retired in 1991, aged 78. In an interview with the Waikato Times when he stepped down, Anthony noted the close links he had developed with his patients. He said with the increase in group medical practices the personal relationship between doctor and patient was being lost in many instances. “The Rogers family left a great legacy,” says Dr Topping. She continues to use Denis Rogers’ desk in her consulting room, and she and Dr Winn still care for a cluster of people from the Rogers’ era. One-on-one contact with their patients remains the bedrock of their service and Dr Winn and Dr Topping say this style of practice gives them flexibility to discount costs to some, and to truly get to know the families they deal with. The clinic was recently rated seventh out of 86 practices in the Midlands Health Network’s annual quality assurance results, and it was the top scorer in Hamilton. No immediate changes at Little London are envisaged, and Dr Winn and Dr Topping welcome the new ownership. It provides a strong succession plan for them, and they’re likely to be joined by some new doctors and patients. Says Dr Winn: “Being part of an organisation with various community involvements is very exciting.” Peacocke’s development grows Hamilton City Council has found a way to accommodate 160 more houses into the first stage of its Peacocke’s development. The first stage of developing Hamilton’s 2/12/10 9:23:50 southernmost AM growth cell, Peacocke’s stage 1a, was initially able to accommodate 500 dwellings but can now be extended by 160. All 500 initial dwellings have received planning consent with 300 already built including one new rest home. Hamilton City Council planning consents team leader, Fraser McNutt says working with the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) allowed them to find a solution. “By working with the NZTA we were able to see it was possible to accommodate more housing in the first stage the city to provide for its economic growth, housing and transport infrastructure. “We are confident the additional housing can be safely accommodated on the existing transport network, and this decision provides greater certainty for the council and the devel- without 2/12/10 the 9:23:50 council AMneeding to opment community. invest in further infrastructure,” “We will continue to work says Mr McNutt.. with the council through its “We proactively found a Access Hamilton Strategy to solution for the community and ensure that transport infrastructure developers in the area so they provides for the growth can start the development process and development of the city,” now.” she says. NZTA director regional Mr Fraser says this is just relationships, Parekawhia one way the council is enabling McLean says the agency has housing growth throughout the worked in partnership with the city. council to plan and develop the The council is currently Peacocke’s Structure Plan over working on a proposal for the the last 10 years. Government’s Housing Infrastructure AM Fund which “This partnership 2/12/10 enables 9:23:50 includes cut here ✁ How to order key roads, water, wastewater and stormwater services in Peacocke’s and Rotokauri growth areas. 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REMARKABLE WOMEN IN BUSINESS Women with a mission Annie Dobinson With the world celebrating International Women’s Day earlier in March it was an opportune moment for Waikato Business News to approach a group of women in Waikato who play key roles in business and learning. While there are many more, who we have introduced to you over the years, we know you will enjoy reading these brief profiles and discovering more about what has encouraged this group to head their fields in academia and commerce. INDUSTRIAL TEMP CONSULTANT WAIKATO BUSINESS NEWS March/April 2017 19 85 KPMG Alexandra Centre Street | Level | Hamilton 10 Rhonda Parry – a champion for a 85 balanced work life 07 Alexandra 839 3685 | Street www.assetrec.co.nz | Hamilton Having lived a high powered work life full of deadline stress, constant travel and high expectations, Rhonda Parry is these days focused on what keeps her happy. That is a balanced and fulfilling life for her and her family and the high performing staff at Hamilton law firm Tompkins Wake. Rhonda Parry has 25 years’ experience in professional services – accounting, insurance, banking, fund management and law. The qualified accountant began her career with KPMG in Wellington and subsequently Melbourne including a six month secondment to KPMG Russia before joining Colonial First State and moving to London. There, she and three partners set up a new fund management business where she was the finance director for 10 years. During this time Rhonda had three daughters. “With my third daughter I decided to take a decent maternity leave break and spent Christmas in New Zealand. On Boxing Day I summoned up the courage to ring my boss to admit ‘I’m not coming back to London’. Her boss was not surprised but Rhonda spent another five years working part time for that business remotely while also taking on an extremely busy job as BDO NZ’s national chief operating officer. For some years Rhonda commuted from her Tamahere home to Auckland and travelled continuously all Annie began her career in recruitment in 2009. Annie Originally Dobinson from INDUSTRIAL TEMP CONSULTANT Australia, she has worked in the industry both there and in the UK Annie began her career in recruiting across a recruitment broad range in 2009. Originally from of industries - her Australia, specialty she being has worked in the temporary industrial industry and hospitality both there and in the UK recruitment. Annie recruiting prides herself across a on broad range of industries - her specialty being a quick turnaround from job order temporary industrial and hospitality to placement, and providing her recruitment. Annie prides herself on clients with quality a candidates. quick turnaround from job order to placement, and providing her clients with quality candidates. In September, Asset Welcomed Annie Dobinson to the Team In September, Asset Welcomed Annie Dobinson to the Team over New Zealand. “I returned home one day to the four open suitcases (one for each trip that week) on my bedroom floor and knew that it was time to make a change. I had three beautiful daughters whose lives I was going to miss out on unless I changed. So that was the point when I decided to live and work in the same place.” Rhonda was also feeling run down and knew her health would suffer if her busy-ness and stress continued. “I became a firm believer in the ‘life is short’ approach to life, and very passionate about looking after myself. Living according to my true priorities and my values. I knew that if I didn’t look after myself I was actually no use to anyone else, least of all my employer and my children. “That’s something I hope I’ve brought into this office.” Among her achievements in three years as chief operating officer at Tompkins Wake, Rhonda has developed senior leadership and mentoring programmes and instituted a holistic wellness programme called the Health, Happiness and Harmony project. Both at work and at home she thrives on helping people achieve a fully balanced life so they are performing at their best at work, while leading happy and healthy lives. “We’ve just kick started a working parents forum and that’s about us understanding the challenge of women returning to the workforce following children, and for both men and women to navigate their career path while being parents of children at any age. It’s important we find out what they really need from us to make a difference” The programme will involve a wide array of speakers including Robyn Pearce who Recruiting with excellence Carmel Strange Manager / Temporary Recruitment Consultant Asset Recruitment Our Staying ahead superior of the competition market knowledge is what and makes relationships Carmel Strange help tick. us deliver “I’m extremely competitive,” says the experienced you recruitment exceptional consultant. “I results love the fast-paced nature Our of superior the environment market we knowledge work in and the relationships we build with clients and candidates.” and relationships help us deliver Carmel’s self-confessed you exceptional competitive results We are a passionate and dedicated team of recruitment professionals who have a strong commitment to delivering you outstanding results. streak explains What can why we Asset do for you? 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You avoid the headache of sifting through is also extremely We intuitive save you valuable when it time comes by being to able to identify Carmel the also right has person an approach for your of encouraging hundreds of CV’s. matching clients business, and candidates. quickly and effi ciently. You avoid any the new headache staff of to sifting speak through with the existing team, “I do have You a only memory hundreds interview of for CV’s. people people with and the I can right skills, allowing experience, them personality the opportunity and to find out read a situation. That comes naturally, but it what she’s like as a manager. Their response? attitude You to only complement interview people your with team. the right skills, experience, personality and means I can place the right people in the right Asset Recruitment’s General Manager is attitude to complement your team. jobs,” she says “this results in a high number personable, quick, very understanding, open of candidates Whether on temporary you are placement looking for gaining temporary, to permanent, new ideas and executive multi-tasks or with impressive permanent work.” industrial Whether staff, you we are find looking the for very temporary, best person skill. permanent, She for your has executive role. flair, or a real presence and an So too does sharing industrial her staff, success we find the with very her best person amazing for your memory role. for people. team. “I’ve always made sure I’ve surrounded “She’s quite simply a remarkable woman.” Temporary | Permanent | Executive | Industrial Temporary | Permanent | Executive | Industrial wrote Getting a grip on parenting time – 86 commonsense lessons from the trenches. “Speakers come to talk to us about all areas of life; sleep habits, mindfulness, men’s health and retirement planning. We cover all manner of things because it is designed to help people have an enriched and balanced life with purpose, which means we get the best out of our people at work.” Rhonda also arranged for part of the Tompkins Wake office space to be converted from a messy store room into a recreational room they nicknamed “The Garage”. It is 07 07839 8393685 3685 | www.assetrec.co.nz www.assetrec.co.nz 07 839 3685 | www.assetrec.co.nz Asset Recruitment KPMG Asset Centre Recruitment | Level 10 07 839 3685 | www.assetrec.co.nz equipped with gym equipment, skipping ropes, dartboard and a table tennis table and is a great place for staff to let off steam and connect with each other. Rhonda has always been a driven high achiever but says she reached the point in her life when she realised that just because you’re good at something, you don’t have to keep doing it. It’s more important to be yourself and ensure you are always learning. “I need to believe in what I’m doing. I will throw everything into what I value and believe.” P: +64 7 839 4771 E: rparry@tompkinswake.co.nz www.tompkinswake.co.nz 430 Victoria Street PO Box 258, Hamilton 3240
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