Residents across the Selwyn District now have local access to blood collection and laboratory testing services at the new Awanui Labs collection centre in Rolleston, west of Christchurch. The new collection centre at 45 Shelley Street was officially opened this week with a blessing and attended by Selwyn Mayor Sam Broughton, members of staff, and […]
Awanui Labs across Te Waipounamu (South Island) are planning a major change in the way community skin swab cultures are reported. You will notice this change from 3 November 2025. Why is this happening? We are making this change to support community antimicrobial stewardship efforts. Skin and soft tissue infections are clinical diagnoses, based upon […]
Awanui Labs have recently harmonised HbA1c testing across our South Island laboratories by transitioning from the BioRad D-100 to the Roche C513 platform. This change aligns with Awanui’s commitment to improving efficiency and maintaining high-quality patient care. As part of this harmonisation, the HBA1C reference interval was just standardised to <41 mmol/mol (compared to the […]
**Updated** Please be advised that from Wednesday, 27 August, Awanui Labs Canterbury will no longer be providing an on-call phlebotomy service after 5.00 pm weekdays. For any urgent requests, please ensure they are placed before 4.30 pm, Monday to Friday. We will continue to provide a regular 5-hour shift on weekends and public holidays, during […]
Industrial Action Update Awanui Labs are pleased to confirm that we have reached settlements on the collective agreements with the APEX Union in the South Island, which have concluded in a way that supports both our people and the sustainability of our services. We sincerely thank you for your patience and understanding during the industrial […]
Our collection centres will all be closed on Friday 20 June for the Matariki public holiday.
Awanui Laboratories Canterbury is proposing to discontinue the provision of a phlebotomist being on-call for 24 hours, 7 days a week. Continuing to provide a 24/7 collections service to mainly ARC facilities is not sustainable or economical. Noting this, Awanui is willing to work alongside our referrers to ensure there is a solution for providing […]
All of our collection centres will be closed on Monday June 2 for the King’s birthday public holiday.
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 […]
At Awanui Labs, we are committed to providing efficient, high-quality diagnostic services to our communities. To maintain this commitment, we must also ensure that our services remain sustainable. To align our services more closely with funding levels and staff availability, we have made the decision to amend the hours of service at the New Brighton […]