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Streamlining ANA/ENA testing

– No repeat tests within nine months Repeat ANA/ENA requests: we will no longer do an ANA and/or ENA if one has already been done in the previous nine months Background: Antinuclear antibody (ANA) testing is useful in the diagnosis of systemic connective tissue diseases. A negative ANA test or a positive ANA with a […]

New opening hours Paihia

From Monday 2 September Paihia collection centre will have new opening hours:

Merging duplicate requests

Awanui Labs has recently made an operational change to how we handle duplicate test requests and what this change may mean for you. Awanui Labs experiences a high degree of multiple requests for the same patients, a significant number of these requests are from different doctors within the same clinic. Currently when the patient presents […]

Kerikeri centre is moving

We are excited to confirm that our Kerikeri collection centre is relocating and the new premises will open on Monday 26 August.

The Scope: June 2024

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Collection centres now open

UPDATE 21 June 2024 – All collection centres have now reopened. Due to a massive power outage in Northland, all of our collection centres are currently closed. We will advise when they have reopened.

Diagnosis of Coeliac Disease

Coeliac disease is an immunological intestinal reaction to gluten in cereal causing the cells lining the small, intestine bowel to become damaged and inflamed. This is often found in people who are genetically predisposed to this condition. Coeliac disease in New ZealandAccording to international research, approximately 100,000 people across New Zealand have some form of coeliac […]

Matariki weekend

All of our collection centres will be closed on Friday 28 June to celebrate Matariki – the start of a new lunar year.

King’s birthday weekend

All of our collection centres will be closed on Monday June 3 for the King’s birthday public holiday.

ANZAC day

Our collection centres will be closed on Thursday 25 April for the ANZAC day public holiday.