Hastings
Nurse Pownall, Karamu Road, "Belmont Cottage" (1895-1899)
Nurse Bamforth, King Street (1897-1922)
"Mrs Bamforth, Ladies' Nurse, King St., Hastings. Comfortable apartments for Ladies from the country." (Napier Daily Telegraph, 10 June 1897)
Nurse Fairbrother, Jervois Street (1908-1910)
Nurse Rogers' Lying-in Home, (later Maternity Hospital) Queen Street, (1908-1909) later corner Nelson Street and Avenue Road (1909-1917). Went to Lyall Bay, Wellington, 1917.
Nurse Smith, Lying-in Home, Avenue Road (1909-1923). Left Hastings in 1923 to live in Tasmania.
"An alarm of fire was given about 3 o'clock this afternoon. The outbreak proved to be in the ten-roomed house in Avenue road, off Karamu Road, owned and occupied by Nurse Smith as a maternrty home. Nurse Smith was away at Taradale, leaving her daughter Gertie Smith, at home. Miss Smith left some meat cooking on a gas ring and hearing peculiar noises she returned and found the place in flames. Four maternity patients were removed to a place of safety. The high pressure water supply, under the direction of the Fire Brigade, quickly subdued the fire, only the kitchen and a couple of rooms at the rear being affected. No insurances are available." (Napier Daily Telegraph, 14 October 1914)
Nurse Bullick, Hastings Street (1910-1911), later Knight Street. She died 1916.
"A fire occurred last night at about 9 o'clock in a 10 roomed house in Hastings street, occupied by Nurse Bullick, and owned by Mr T Leipst. It appears that a young woman was in a bedroom and was carrying a candle. Upon her leaving the room to answer a telephone message, unobserved by her the window curtains came in contact with the candle. She was absent from the room for a few minutes and upon her return found the wall of the room, the curtains, a chest of drawers and some bed clothes on fire. Mr T Bullick was summoned, and, with the help of some passers by, he succeeded in extinguishing the flames with buckets of water before they broke through the ceiling. The estimated damage to the room was £15. The house is insured for £450." (Hastings Standard 13 September 1910)
"Nurse Bullick, of Knight Street, Hastings, died at Napier yesterday. Deceased was an old resident of Hastings, and had been ailing for some time past from an internal complaint. An operation was performed but without success, deceased passing away as above stated." (Hawke's Bay Tribune, 13 December 1916)
Nurse (Miss) O'Callaghan (1912-1920), 711 Avenue Road East.
Apparently began as a Plunket Nurse in Hastings in 1911.
Nurse Sullivan (shifted from Napier) Karamu Road (1914-1918). Shifted to Terrace Road, "Deancourt" (1918-1919)
Nurse Georgina Mercer, "Ranui", Alexandra Crescent (1917-1922)
"Widespread regret was expressed in Hastings when it became known on Tuesday afternoon that the death had occurred of Mrs. Georgina Mercer, who was more familiarly known to the community as Nurse Mercer." (Poverty Bay Herald, 3 January 1936)
Nurse Alison, Outram Road. (1921)
Te Kohanga Maternity Home, Frederick Street (1933)
Miss Margaret Isabel Cooper (Sister Cooper), 204 St Aubyn Street West (1936-at least 1947)
Havelock North
Nurse Joblin (1916)
Endsleigh Cottage, Middle Road (1918)
Napier
Mrs Huggins, Hardinge Road (1893)
Ellen Heiford, Shakespeare Road (1897-1914). Died 1930.
"Mrs Ellen Heiford, an early settler of Napier, passed away on Monday in her 80th year. English by birth, she arrived at Napier in 1875 with her husband, the late Richard Heiford. For many years she acted as a maternity nurse and many friends will mourn the passing of “Granny” Heiford, as she was known. She leaves a family of three sons and two daughters, Messrs W and Arthur Heiford (Napier) and A R Heiford (Upper Hutt), Mrs J Andrews and Mrs F Quin (Napier). She also leaves 17 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. The interment took place yesterday." (Hawke's Bay Tribune, 16 April 1930)
Nurse Forrest, Carlyle Street (1901-1910)
Nurse Paton, Carlyle Street (1903)
Nurse Cullen, Tennyson Street (1904)
Nurse Plank's Private Hospital, Marine Parade (1906-1914), 127 Nelson Crescent (1914-1920)
Nurse Jones, 36 Shakespeare Road (1906-1917)
Martha Corlet Robinson, 15 Fitzroy Road (1909-1934)
"ROBINSON.—On November 10, 1945, at Napier, Martha (nee Corlet) Robinson, late 15 Fitzroy Road, Napier, widow of the late A T Robinson, mother of Evan A Robinson, Palmerston North, aged 76 years. Interred at Napier November 13, 1945." (Manawatu Standard, 16 November 1945)
Nurse Sullivan, Monroe Street, "Killarney" (c.1904-1912) Involved in an accident in 1912, shifted to Hastings 1914.
"A painful sensation was caused in Napier this morning by an accident which happened to Nurse Sullivan, a well-known resident of the town. The unfortunate lady was run over by one of Maloney and Sons low spring drays and terribly injured. It appears that Mrs Sullivan was riding her bicycle along the Marine Parade from the direction of the breakwater when she met one of Maloney and Sons' low spring drays just by the Troopers Memorial. In the collision which followed she fell under the vehicle and sustained terrible injuries ...
"The injured lady is the wife of J Sullivan, a railway ganger, and has been resident in Napier for about eight years, during which time she has carried on the occupation of a maternity nurse. Her home was known as Killarney, situated in Munro street. It is understood that she has two grown-up daughters and one son. The poor woman was past giving any information about herself, but she was identified by some of the public later ..." (Hawke's Bay Tribune, 8 February 1912)
"Nurse Sullivan, who was so seriously hurt in a collision with a spring dray whilst riding her cycle on the Marine Parade on the 8th of February last, has so far recovered as to be able to leave the Hospital on a visit to her home to-day. Seen by a Telegraph reporter this afternoon, Nurse Sullivan stated that it was impossible for her to speak too highly of the skilful treatment she had received in the institution at the hands of the resident medical officer (Dr. T Gilray), Dr. Bernau, and the nurses. Although the accident was of such a serious nature — and it is stated on excellent authority that it was the worst casualty case ever admitted to the Hospital — it was hardly expected that a satisfactory mending could be made. Thanks to the patience and skill of the doctors, however, Nurse Sullivan has now almost completely recovered her former health. To anyone who knew of the serious extent of the nurse' s injuries, her present appearance will be a very pleasing surprise. Her left ear, which was almost torn from its place, has been completely restored, and the facial scars have almost entirely disappeared. Nurse Sullivan is to undergo another operation, which it is expected will still further hide the results of her awful experience, and for this purpose she is to return to the Hospital immediately. Although the patient had her lower jaw badly smashed and had to have several pieces of bone removed, her mouth has almost assumed its normal state. Nurse Sullivan completely lost her sense of smell and hearing, but has now recovered these faculties. The nurse stated that she desired all to know of her remarkable recovery, as she hoped it would give the residents of Napier and the surrounding districts every confidence in allowing their friends to enter the Hospital as patients. To the nurses and Dr Gilray were due the highest praise it was possible for her to bestow. " (Napier Daily Telegraph, 29 April 1912)
Nurse Wilson, Hospital or Barrack Hill (1910-1912), Napier Terrace (1913-1914), Burlington Road (1917), 50 Milton Road (1918), 65 Marine Parade (1923)
Nurse Hawkins, Marine Parade (1913-1915)
Nurse Bedingfield, Nelson Crescent, Napier South (1913-1919)
Nurse Lilliquist, Vigor Brown Street, Napier South (1914-1918)
Nurse Westoby, Dickens Street (1911-1915)
Nurse Ashton, "Burlington Lodge," Napier Terrace (1914-1918), Clive Square (1921)
Nurse Parr, Hastings Street South (1915)
Nurse Wallace, Avenue Road, Greenmeadows (1915-1920)
Nurse Jones, Elbourne Street, Taradale (1915-1917)
Nurse Babington-Wood, (1915)
Nurses Howell & Withell, 13 Colenso Avenue, Napier (1915-1917). 9 Sealey Road (1917-1921)
Nurse Gibbs, 25 Raffles Street (1917)
Nurse Skitrupp, 1 Kennedy Road (1917), 27 Thackeray Street (1918)
McHardy Maternity Home, 11 Bracken Street (1917-1970s). Run by Napier Hospital Board. From 2008 known as McHardy Lodge.
"The lodge was originally built in the 1890s as the "city residence" for Scottish immigrant Leslie McHardy, who ran a substantial sheep farm known as Blackhead Station, 90 kilometres south of Napier. A generous philanthropist, McHardy allowed the family residence to be used as a nursing home to care for Kiwi soldiers returning home from battle in WW I. Shortly after, in 1917, the property was gifted to the Napier Hospital Board for conversion into a maternity home and midwifery school – a role which the property fulfilled for several decades until maternity services were eventually ceased in the late 1970s. In the 1990s McHardy House was fully restored to a stately private residence, before evolving into luxury accommodation in the mid-2000s." (Stuff Homed, 3 July 2018)
Nurse Cunningham, 29 Milton Road (1921-1939)
Nurse Powell, 93 Vigor Browne St "Oratava" (1920-1923), 76 Macdonald Street "Oratava" (1929-1941)
Takapau
Nurse Barrow (1923)
Nurse McKenna (1937-1944)
"Takapau People Farewell Popular Residents
(Takapau Correspondent).
A large number of Takapau residents gathered in the Town Hall last night to farewell Mr and Mrs M J McKenna and family, who are leaving to take up farming near Auckland. Addressing the guests of honour, Mr N M Paulsen made eulogistic references to their work for the district. He said that Mr McKenna had been a chemist at Takapau for 22 years, while his wife had for a number of years conducted a maternity home. The family had assisted willingly in many laudable schemes." (Central Hawke's Bay Press, 30 May 1944)
Waipawa
Nurse Denholm, Ruataniwha Street (1915-1916)
"Nurse Denholm, who has recently acquired the residence of the late Mr O M. Whittington, in Ruataniwha-street, announces that she has opened a maternity home there. The dwelling has been thoroughly renovated and fitted up in an up-to-date manner to ensure the comfort of patients." (Waipawa Mail, 30 March 1915)
Nurse Bunn (1918-1919)
Nurse English, (1920)
Nurse Smale, Trevarrow Private Hospital. (1921)
"Nurse Smale, of Hastings, has secured the Islington Hotel for the purposes of a private hospital, and preparations are now being made to suit the accommodation for the reception and treatment of maternity, medical and surgical cases. The hospital will be opened on Monday next, 18th inst." (Waipawa Mail, 11 July 1921)
Rathbone Maternity Hospital (1925-1949). Operated by Waipawa Hospital Board, opened January 1926. Now a retirement home (2018).
"William Rathbone settled in Waipawa in 1859 and was a well-known wealthy merchant and landowner. His wife, Lissie Rathbone, died in March 1918, 14 years after her husband, leaving behind a large estate. Half of the estate went to charity, with bequests from the Lissie Rathbone Trust funding a maternity home, children's home, Plunket rooms, and a tower, spire and renovations at St Peter's Church in Waipawa." (NZ Herald, 18 April 2016)
Waipukurau
Nurse Eva Elizabeth Peacock, Waipukurau Maternity Hospital "Te Whanantaunga," St Joseph Street (1921-1934). Operated by Mrs Sowry 1917 up to March 1921. Nurse Peacock assisted by her sister Hilda. Retired 1934.
Mrs Edith Harriet Johnstone, St Joseph Street Hospital (1939- at least 1943)