▁a ▁t uber cul osis ▁( TB ) ▁hospital ▁in ▁the ▁Haw ke ' s ▁Bay , ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁ ▁The ▁san ator ium ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁on ▁the ▁hill side ▁site ▁between ▁Tak ap au ▁and ▁Wa ip uk ur au , ▁to ▁care ▁for ▁soldiers ▁returning ▁from ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁A ▁few ▁years ▁later ▁the ▁hospital ▁started ▁tre ating ▁the ▁general ▁public ▁for ▁T B . ▁ ▁The ▁c ure ▁for ▁t uber cul osis ▁was ▁then ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁fresh ▁air , ▁which ▁is ▁why ▁the ▁property ▁was ▁built ▁up ▁on ▁the ▁hill . ▁The ▁ver and ah s ▁and ▁sh acks ▁provided ▁easy ▁access ▁to ▁this . ▁During ▁its ▁ 6 0 ▁years ▁or ▁so ▁of ▁operation ▁as ▁a ▁T B ▁clin ic , ▁around ▁ 7 0 0 0 ▁people ▁were ▁treated . ▁ ▁One ▁notable ▁patient ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁was ▁New ▁Zealand ▁novel ist ▁No el ▁Hill i ard . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁the ▁hospital ▁was ▁re develop ed ▁as ▁a ▁home ▁for ▁the ▁disabled ▁and ▁phys ically ▁hand ic apped . ▁ ▁It ▁hous ed ▁up ▁to ▁ 8 0 ▁residents , ▁some ▁who ▁lived ▁there ▁for ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁or ▁more . ▁In ▁later ▁years , ▁as ▁numbers ▁of ▁disabled ▁residents ▁decl ined , ▁the ▁hospital ▁moved ▁more ▁into ▁car ing ▁for ▁head ▁injury ▁patients . ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁the ▁hospital ▁also ▁offered ▁young ▁residents