Update: All Dunedin collection centres are closing this afternoon. Due to adverse weather conditions expected today across Te Waipounamu – South Island, there may be disruptions or delays to laboratory services. We apologise in advance for any inconvenience this may cause. Any further updates can be found on our website.
The Queenstown Medical Centre is closed 24 October. We apologise for the inconvenience this may cause. The Frankton Collection Centre is operating as usual.
All of our collection centres will be closed on Labour day (Monday 27 October), and they will reopen with normal operating hours on Tuesday 28 October. Enjoy your long weekend and travel safely if you are heading away.
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 […]
We are currently operating with temporary reduced hours at Marinoto Clinic, Dunedin. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
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 […]
All of our Otago collection centres will be closed on Monday 24 March for the regional anniversary day public holiday.