Your health care professional should inform you of any specific requirements for your test, for example, if you need to fast prior to the test.
If you have any questions about preparing for a test, call us on (04) 381 5900.
You can find out more about specific tests below:
Test information
- 24 Hour Urine Collection ACID
- 24 Hour Urine Collection for 5HIAA
- 24 Hour Urine Collection
- Allergy testing
- Cervical screening HPV self collect instructions
- Chlamydia/Gonorrhoea – swab
- Chlamydia/Gonorrhoea – urine
- Diabetes in pregnancy
- Faecal occult blood
- Faeces collection
- Fasting tests
- Glucose tolerance test (GTT)
- Low vaginal rectal swab – self collect
- Low vaginal swab – self collect
- Mantoux
- Mid-stream urine
- Paediatric urine collection
- Seminal fluid for fertility (Masterton)
- Seminal fluid for fertility (Wellington)
- Seminal fluid post vasectomy (Masterton)
- Seminal fluid post vasectomy (Wellington)
- Sputum collection for cytology
- Sputum culture
- Urine collection for cytology
- Anal Swab Self Collect
- PreP Swabs and Urines
- Throat Swab Self Collect
Test information in other languages
Download instruction sheets in other languages
Appointments for special tests
You will need to make an appointment for the following tests:
- Skin sensitivity testing – more information on this test
- Glucose tolerance test
- Mantoux test
- Fine Needle Aspiration testing – more information on this test
- DNA testing for paternity.
Find out where to get tested for these and how to make an appointment on the Special test locations page.