By RNZ
A planned charity hospital in the Wellington region will aim to provide free medical services for those who need it.
The hospital would be known as He Ringa Āwhina - Wellington Regional Charity Hospital, and would be based on similar models in Canterbury and Southland.
He Ringa Āwhina chief executive Vito Lo Iacono said the hospital would fill a large unmet need for free healthcare across the region.
He said it would deliver medical services on a referral basis for people who did not meet the criteria to be admitted in the public system.