July 20, 2022
New Manawai mental health facility opens in Porirua
Health Minister Andrew Little has opened a new purpose-built mental health and intellectual disability facility in Porirua.
Manawai, the National Individualised Service Unit, was built to support a small number of people with an intellectual disability and who generally also have a significant mental health condition which means they have been engaging in behaviour that can be of high risk to themselves and others.
Mr Little says the six-unit facility will provide a better quality of life for those receiving care through more individual therapeutic programmes in a more private, home-like environment.