Awanui Labs is a modern diagnostic laboratory and is the provider of community services to the Taranaki region. We operate 4 collection centres. Awanui Labs was established on 1 February 2020, and is owned by Awanui Group – New Zealand’s largest network of diagnostic laboratories.
The services we offer:
- Biochemistry
- Cytology
- Haematology
- Histology
- Immunology
- Microbiology
- Molecular pathology
- Phlebotomy – specimen collection service
- Specimen referral service for esoteric testing
As an medical laboratory we:
- collect and transport specimens
- test, analyse and report on them
- provide expert advice and consultation.
We employ around 55 staff in our laboratories in our collection centres through the greater Taranaki region. Everyday about 1000 patient samples get registered in our laboratory and we undertake about 4000 pathology tests.
Our Values
Ō mātou mātāpono
Our values
Our values are a simple but powerful foundation for a shared understanding of what matters in our workplaces, our culture, how we operate, and what distinguishes us as an organisation.
Manaakitanga
We Care for each other and the people we serve
Whakapakari
We Deliver the highest quality medical and scientific expertise
Hiranga
We Improve and adapt to create opportunities for success.
Acknowledge the Treaty of Waitangi
Whakamanatia te Tiriti o Waitangi. The Treaty of Waitangi is acknowledged as a unique feature of the New Zealand community.