Supporting GPs in Diagnosis and Management In this article, Dr Steele discusses how laboratories support GPs in diagnosing allergic diseases, avoiding unnecessary requests and testing, and delivering better outcomes for patients. Along with autoimmune diseases, the number of allergic diseases including respiratory, food, and skin allergies are increasing around the world and affecting different population […]
Our Petone, Cannons Creek, Courtenay Place, Naenae, Tawa and Mana collection centres will be closed from 22 September to 4 October for the school holidays. Full details of collection centre opening hours during this period can be found here.
Home Visit Criteria 2025 We are reaching out to provide a reminder about the appropriate use of our home visit phlebotomy service. Our mobile service exists to support patients who are genuinely unable to attend a collection centre due to medical, mobility, or other significant limitations. We appreciate your partnership in helping us ensure this […]
Our collection centres will all be closed on Friday 20 June for the Matariki public holiday.
All of our collection centres will be closed on Monday June 2 for the King’s birthday public holiday. Our Courtenay Place collection centre will be closed for the week beginning 2 – 6 June due to the partial withdrawal of services due to Apex Union industrial action.
This update is to provide information regarding the recent industrial action and to recognise the ongoing challenges of the strike activity impacting your service. Firstly, I want to acknowledge that the now eight days of strike action from Awanui APEX Union members has impacted the day-to-day care of your patients. We recognise this is a […]
We are pleased to announce that Awanui Labs is updating our approach to Coeliac disease testing. This update involves minor changes to the testing algorithm and the introduction of an e-ordering form. The purpose of this initiative is to encourage testing in appropriate clinical scenarios and to facilitate the provision of adequate clinical details which […]
Since Monday 31 March 2025, Awanui Labs has been experiencing instrumentation issues that have suspended HPV testing and reporting. While these issues caused delays, we can confirm that no patient results were affected during this time. From today, 15 April 2025, testing has resumed. Please note, due to the backlog, it may take approximately two […]
The opening hours for our collection centres during the school holidays, including Easter and ANZAC weekends maybe changed to those advertised. Please find details of opening hours here for the holiday period. Note: There will also be industrial action from 22-24 April which impacts opening hours – read more here.