Our People

We're always looking for the right people to help to support our patients. If you are interested in joining our team, please contact us.

The Group Medical Team

Angela McEntee

Registered Nurse

Amy McVerry

Health Care Assistant

Amy previously worked as a registered nurse in Paediatrics, Adolescent health, and Plunket with roles in clinical and community settings before taking a break from nursing for 8 years to teach horse riding. Last year Amy made the move back to health care and worked in Health Promotion at the Cancer Society, however missed the clinical setting. As a Health Care Assistant Amy enjoys helping people in our community towards better health outcomes with a supportive and highly skilled team around her.

Dr Amber-Lea Rerekura

General Practitioner

E rere kau mai te awa nui mai i te Kāhui Maunga ki Tangaroa, Ko au te awa, ko te awa ko au. Born and raised in Whanganui, Amber-Lea completed her medical training at Otago University and went on to complete a Post graduate Certificate in Women’s health while working at Palmerston North hospital. She became a Fellow of RNZCGP in 2022. Amber-Lea has been a Shareholder of Feilding Health Care since 2020 and a joined the Board as a Director in 2023. She has worked as a General Practitioner in Feilding for 5 years then took up a new position at Group Medical in 2024. Her governance journey began in Medical school with various positions on Māori medical committees. She is currently also serving on the Te Akoranga a Maui Board which supports Māori GPs through the Royal NZ College of GPs. Amber-Lea practices in all areas of general practice with a special interest in Women’s health, Māori health and equity and minor surgeries. Work life balance is a priority for Amber-Lea who also has 3 young children and enjoys running and fitness outside of work.

Dr Amy Ikenasio

General Practitioner

Amy was born and raised in South Australia and completed her General Practice training across rural South Australia. She is passionate about the breadth of general practice and providing quality medical care to people from all walks of life. Amy has special interests in women's health, indigenous health and has completed a post graduate diploma in child health. She has also spent several years working for the Royal Flying Doctors prior to moving to New Zealand. Having moved to NZ to spend time with her husband's whānau she is committed to learning Te Reo Māori. Outside of medicine, Amy is a mother of four young children, enjoys vegetable gardening and considers herself a foodie and coffee enthusiast.

Dr Simon Riddell

General Practitioner (Doctor)

Bev Pratt

Registered Nurse

Sarah Collins

Registered Nurse

Deonne Wenman

Administration

Kylie Ballantyne

Administration

Group Medical is a member of Local Health. Local Health is a network of GP and health care clinics across the wider Manawatū region. We are locally owned and operated with decades of experience.

Find out more about Local Health here.