Meet Our New GP – From Rarotonga to Auckland, with a Passion for Community Care

We’re delighted to introduce one of the newest members of our Botany Junction Medical team, Dr. Roimata! With roots in the Cook Islands, a wealth of experience across New Zealand, and a passion for youth and women’s health, she brings both expertise and heart to her patients.

A Journey Across Islands & Communities

Born and raised in Rarotonga, Dr. Roimata spent most of her schooling years in the Cook Islands before moving to New Zealand to study medicine at the University of Auckland. After graduating, she began her career in the Waikato and Raglan, where she thrived in smaller communities and enjoyed the chance to build close relationships with her patients. A return to Auckland meant continuing her GP career here, where she has also taken on leadership roles, supervising nurse practitioners, nurse prescribers, and GP registrars.

Now, Dr. Roimata balances her role as a GP with part-time study toward a Master’s of Public Health, combining clinical practice with non-clinical perspectives on improving community wellbeing. Her specialist interests include youth health and paediatrics—shaped by her time as a school doctor in the Waikato—as well as women’s health, where she has provided LARC (long-acting reversible contraception) services in the past. She is also deeply interested in supporting patients with long term health conditions, particularly diabetes management.

Joining Botany Junction Medical felt like a natural move. Having worked previously alongside Dr. Derryn at a Mount Wellington clinic, the opportunity to both come here together was a fortunate one. 

“The staff have been so welcoming and patient with us as we learn the systems, and the patients themselves are incredibly kind and understanding,” she shares. “It’s also such a great location—there are so many good food spots nearby!”