A “first” for Wellington: robotic colorectal surgery at Wakefield Hospital
- Tony Lin
- Feb 16
- 1 min read

The first robotic colorectal surgery using the da Vinci Xi robotic surgical system performed in New Zealand by a practising NZ surgeon was completed in December 2025 at Evolution Healthcare’s Wakefield Hospital in Wellington. https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=176794December



