As part of ongoing work to standardise laboratory services across the Awanui network, we are updating a number of biochemistry test reporting limits and reference intervals. These changes are intended to improve consistency between laboratories and to ensure that we are reporting harmonised, clinically appropriate results across the Awanui network. Please take note of the […]
Our collection centres will be closed the entire of HB Anniversary / Labour weekend (from 23-26 October) and will reopen on Tuesday 27 October. Enjoy the long weekend and travel safely if you are heading out of town.
Awanui Labs will be updating the reference intervals for serum ferritin effective 5 October 2026. This change reflects evolving international practice and increasing recognition that ferritin concentrations between 15 and 30 µg/L may be associated with reduced iron stores and clinically relevant iron deficiency, even in the absence of anaemia. The change will reduce the […]
Awanui Labs would like to advise clinicians that from 14 October we will be transitioning our coagulation testing service to a new coagulation analyser platform. The new analyser utilises advanced technology that will provide an improved quality of service and address some of the limitations of the current platform. This change will align Awanui Labs’ […]
Awanui Labs has introduced a Bowel Cancer Screening FIT Test through BODYiQ, providing a new private bowel screening option in New Zealand for people who want to take a proactive approach to their bowel health. Designed for people without bowel symptoms, the test provides another option for people who are not currently eligible for New Zealand’s National Bowel Screening Programme, as well as […]
Awanui Labs has introduced a new Aeroallergen Sensitivity Blood IgE Test, available directly to the public through BODYiQ, Awanui’s self-request health testing service. The test checks for allergy-related antibodies known as immunoglobulin E (IgE). These antibodies can indicate whether your immune system is sensitive to common airborne allergens, including house dust mites, cats, dogs, grass […]
Our collection centres will all be closed on Friday 10 July for the Matariki public holiday.
Awanui Labs Guidance on Allergy Testing: Choosing Wisely for Better Outcomes Awanui Labs is updating its approach and guidance for referrers on allergy testing to promote clinically appropriate use, reduce harm from over testing, and support equitable access. The focus is on using tests only where results will change management, avoid unnecessary restriction of well […]
Our Hastings Health Centre Collection Rooms are now permanently closed. In late May we finished a building project to add extra bleeding rooms to our Maraekakaho Rd Hastings site. Please visit one of our other Hawkes Bay locations:
All of our collection centres will be closed on Monday June 1 for the King’s birthday public holiday. Hastings and Napier collection centres are also closed on Saturday May 30.