Acting General Manager

Niomi brings over 15 years’ experience in the primary care sector and currently holds executive roles with the Practice Managers and Administrators Association of New Zealand (PMAANZ). She has been leading ARC operations since joining Third Age Health in 2022. With a strong focus on operational excellence and strategic leadership, she has successfully led teams, ensuring workforce stability and continuity of care in evolving service environments. She has driven initiatives that improve service delivery, managed practitioner supply and demand pressures, and enhanced service responsiveness while remaining focused on financial sustainability and patient outcomes.

Principal | Doctor | RNZCGP, MBBS, BSC (Diagnostic Radiology)

Dr Balram Dhillon is a consultant General Practitioner who brings over 16 years working in health including specialist age care experience.  Balram has found his passion working with the older population, predominantly in Aged Care. Challenged clinically with the complexities of what his patients are experiencing, he feels privileged that he can use his skills and knowledge to improve their health experience. Balram’s specialist areas of interest are pain management, palliative care and minor surgeries. He believes our elders deserve the best care in their most vulnerable years and Balram is proud that Hub Aged Care can help provide this.

Balram speaks multiple languages fluently including English, Hindi, Punjabi, Indonesian and Bahasa melayu.

Principal | Nurse Practitioner

Anneke Barkwith is a Nurse Practitioner who specialises in Aged Care. Her experience across Palliative Care and Aged Care services have given her a passion for health of the older person, from independent living through to end of life care. She has presented at national conferences about Aged Care and Dementia Care with a desire to instil enthusiasm in other clinicians about high quality care for our older generation. Anneke’s strengths lie in her communication, clinical decision making and knowledge about the unique experience of transitioning into a residential facility.  She has a strong link with other specialist services and has set up clinical initiatives to improve care between Aged Care, hospital services and hospice. 

Operations Coordinator

Jill brings a wealth of experience in administration, project coordination, and organisational support to Third Age Health and Hub Aged Care. She has worked for a range of organisations across the public sector, and most recently supported aged residential care facilities in the Wellington Region as part of the Te Whatu Ora | Health NZ COVID-19 response. Jill works closely with the management team to ensure our facilities and clinicians are well supported.