Notification of Industrial Action has been received for a partial withdrawal of services by APEX union members at Awanui Labs Nelson – Marlborough from Thursday 29 May until further notice 2025. Note: Dates extended from previous notice. The industrial action will impact referrers and patients as per below: Microbiology – Nelson and Wairau Processing – […]
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.
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 […]
Awanui Labs is relocating the Tahunanui Collection Centre to a new, purpose-designed facility at 9 Bail Street, Stoke. This move will enable us to offer a better experience for both patients and healthcare professionals. Key benefits of the new location are: We are excited about this move and believe it will enhance the service we […]
All collection centres will be closed on Thursday 6 February for Waitangi day.
Our collection centres are closed on all the public holidays, and opening hours during the remainder of the holiday period can be found below or downloaded here. To arrange any urgent blood test collections on Friday 27 December and Friday 3 January please contact the laboratory. GP courier collections will be operating as usual on […]
Awanui Labs is reminding referrers across Aotearoa not to send patients to our collection centres when they are showing symptoms consistent with measles infection (fever, rash, with cough / coryza / conjunctivitis). This is in line with Health New Zealand/Te Whatu Ora public health recommendations or your local HealthPathways. We have taken this step for […]
Our new instant, secure, online clinical portal provides direct access to Awanui Clinical Microbiologists. Click below to download a flyer or here to connect.
All of our collection centres will be closed on Labour day (Monday 28 October), and they will reopen with normal operating hours on Tuesday 29 October. Enjoy your long weekend and travel safely if you are heading away.