{"id":5128,"date":"2025-12-01T14:24:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T01:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.awanuilabs.co.nz\/central\/wellington\/?p=5128"},"modified":"2025-12-19T08:56:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T19:56:49","slug":"festive-season-opening-hours-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.awanuilabs.co.nz\/central\/wellington\/2025\/12\/01\/festive-season-opening-hours-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Festive season opening hours"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Some of our collection centres are closed during the festive season and others are operating reduced hours up until 18 January. Please find details of all collection centre opening hours below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fl-healthscope-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/lab-sites\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/Christmas-hours-2025-2026.pdf\">Christmas and New Year weeks<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fl-healthscope-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/lab-sites\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/January-hours-2026.pdf\">January 5-18, 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Additionally, Paraparaumu, Porirua and Lower Hutt collection centres will also be <strong>closed on Saturday 20 December.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We wish you all a safe and happy holiday season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Some of our collection centres are closed during the festive season and others are operating reduced hours up until 18 January. 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