Measles is back in our community.
Please advise when booking appointments if you, or the person you are booking for, have any of the following:
Please be honest so we can see you safely and in the appropriate area of the practice. Appointments for any patient with one or more of those symptoms are unable to be booked online, please call us.
Mask use is required for patients who come into clinic with any of the above symptoms. Please advise our team if you require a mask.
For a list of current locations of interest, please visit the Te Whatu Ora Health NZ website.
We have recently updated our Privacy Statement to reflect the recent changes to the Health Information Privacy Code. While we have always provided information about the information that we hold, this statement now also outlines the location from which we regularly information about our patients (in addition to information our patients provide themselves). Where we receive information which is not from a patient or one of these parties, we will now notify patients that we have received this information, unless we assess that there are specific reasons why this is either not needed nor appropriate.
Flu season is almost here; help keep our most vulnerable members of the community safe this flu season by getting your annual flu vaccine.
Our appointment books open from Thursday 26 March, with bookings available from Wednesday 1 April.
The flu vaccine is free for patients who meet one of the following criteria:
👍all people aged 65 and over
👶pregnant people (any trimester)
🫁people under 65 who have a cardiovascular / respiratory / autoimmune disease*
😷Children under 4 who have been hospitalised for or have a history of significant respiratory illness
🩺people who have diabetes, chronic renal disease or any cancer
*For the full range of criteria, please click here
For those outside of the funding criteria, there will be a charge which can be advised at the time of booking.
To book your flu vaccine with our nursing team, please call us from 26 March on 04 920 8850. The flu vaccine is recommended for everyone aged over 6 months.
Available now, and free for all, is the COVID-19 booster vaccine; you can have this at the same time as your flu or book two separate appointments. The COVID-19 vaccine is free and recommended for those 65+, Māori and Pacifica aged 50+, people living in aged care facilities and people 12+ who are immunocompromised or have a medical condition that puts them at higher risk of a severe illness from COVID-19. Call us to book.
If you have a query, fill out the form adjacent and we'll be in touch. We can not take appointment or prescription requests through this form.
For appointments, please call us or book through ManageMyHealth.
For prescription requests, please click here or call 04 920 8843 to leave a message.
If your enquiry is urgent please contact us by phone.
