Easter Weekend
Please note that all Awanui Labs collection centres are closed on Good Friday (29 March) and Easter Monday (1 April). Collection centres that normally open on Saturdays will be open on the weekend.
Waitangi Day
All of our collection centres will be closed on Tuesday 6 February for Waitangi Day.
Infection prevention & control webinar
We invite you to watch the recording of the Annual Awanui Infection Prevention and Control Webinar held on 8 December, 2023 with guest speakers – Dr Juliet Elvy and Dr Aaron Keene, Clinical Microbiologists. It features presentations on: View the recording here.
Festive season opening hours
Our collection centres are all closed on the Christmas and New Year public holidays. Centres are open normal working hours the remainder of the time with the exception of Marinoto (closed until 22 January) and Mosgiel (closed until 7 January). Please find details here. Awanui Labs wishes you all a safe and happy festive season.
Labour day
All of our collection centres will be closed on Labour day (Monday 23 October), and they will reopen with normal operating hours on Tuesday 24 October. Enjoy your long weekend and travel safely if you are heading away.
Changes to Health Connect South results
From Monday 2 October 2023, interim results from Awanui laboratories will display in Health Connect South (HCS) for both hospital and community testing. This change will see: This is a significant change to what is currently shown so please communicate this to all clinicians. Please see below how results will be displayed in HCS.
Changes to the National Cervical Screening Programme (NCSP): HPV Primary Testing
From 12 September 2023, the primary test for cervical screening will change to a human papillomavirus (HPV) test, with the option of self-testing. Further information about the change can be accessed via the National Screening Unit HPV primary screening webpage located here. There are two sample types that Awanui labs will be accepting for HPV […]
HPV Primary Screening – DELAYED
Awanui Labs (formerly SCL) have been advised by the National Cervical Screening Programme (NCSP) that the start date for the switch to primary HPV screening has been postponed until 12 September 2023. Further information is available from the NCSP by emailing HPVScreen@health.govt.nz. Any orders already received for the new HPV swabs will be cancelled, with […]
Our name is changing – introducing Awanui Labs
We are proud to announce, after 60 years in the community, Southern Community Laboratories (SCL) will be changing its name and brand to Awanui Labs.
Requests for free triodothyronine (Free T3, FT3)
In normal circumstances there is no need to request FT3 when assessing thyroid function or monitoring thyroxine therapy – serum FT3 concentration is often normal in hypothyroidism. Measurement of FT3 has no part to play in the diagnosis or monitoring of hypothyroidism and should not be requested when thyroid function tests are being used for […]