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Rural Hospital Allowance

How NZRDA and STONZ each pay this, side by side.

AgreementRateClause
RDA (NZRDA) CA 2026-20285% of base salary, paid fortnightly, at 19 named hospitals.8.8
STONZ RMO CA 2026-20285% of base salary, paid fortnightly, at 16 named hospitals.12.9

Hospitals it applies to

Ashburton, Dannevirke, Dargaville, Greymouth (Grey Base), Hawera, Kaikoura, Kaitaia, Kawakawa (Bay of Islands), Queenstown (Lakes), Taumarunui, Taupo, Te Kuiti, Thames, Tokoroa, Wairoa, Westport (Buller Hospital).

NZRDA only: Balclutha, Dunstan, Gore.

Source

Signed agreement, Health New Zealand · checked 3 September 2026

Online version published by NZRDA · checked 3 September 2026 — Salary tables agree digit-for-digit with the signed scan's OCR layer and with page images of pages 13, 14 and 16 of the signed PDF.

Agreement published by Health New Zealand · checked 3 September 2026