News
Queen’s birthday
Our collection centres will be closed on Monday June 6 for the Queen’s birthday public holiday. We will reopen again on Tuesday June 7.
Referrer newsletter: 21 September
In this issue you will find: LOINC code change for EGFR testCollection centre hours during ANZAC weekend Read the full newsletter here.
Referrer newsletter: 14 April
In this issue you will find: Collection centre hours during Easter and ANZAC weekendsTest to Travel centre Read the full newsletter here>>
Easter & ANZAC weekend
> Our collection centres will be closed on the Easter and ANZAC day public holidays.
Referrer newsletter: 3 March
In this issue you will find: Laboratory service not affected by DHB strikePhlebotomy home-visit service updateCollection centres during Omicron outbreak Read the full newsletter here.
Collection centre update
Due to staffing issues as a result of the current Omicron outbreak, the following collection rooms are closed until further notice: Cannons Creek and Courtenay Place. The Tawa, Mana and Stokes Valley collection centres also remain closed. All other collection centres are open in the current COVID traffic light status. Please remember: If you have […]
Collection of patient samples from care facilities, medical and specialist centres
Recently there have been a number of occasions when our laboratory couriers have been unable to collect patient samples from care facilities, medical centres and specialist centres.Sometimes the problem is that the facility doors have been locked and no one is available at reception, or the specimen has been put in a fridge somewhere within […]
Test to Travel: new pre-departure service
In preparation for an increase in international travel, the Asia Pacific Healthcare Group (APHG) are making it easier and cheaper for kiwis to secure a pre-departure PCR test. Test to Travel is a new end-to-end service which will provide travellers with digital proof of a negative COVID-19 test, allowing them entry into a multitude of […]
Waitangi day closures
All of our collection centres will be closed on Monday 7 February to observe the Waitangi day public holiday.