Awanui Labs has been issued with a strike notice from the APEX union of intended action by its members for Wednesday 5 February and Friday 7 February 2025. There will be a reduction of services on these dates.
Our Wairarapa and Hutt hospital laboratory operations are unaffected by the strike (with the exception being microbiology services, refer to note below).
Patients are encouraged to check our website (refer to www.awanuilabs.co.nz for collection centre closures) and should expect delays at those Awanui collection centres which are open on Wednesday 5 February and Friday 7 February 2025.
Where possible, you should encourage your patients to have their tests done either prior to or after the strike. We apologise for any inconvenience this will cause you and your patients and assure you we are doing our best to minimise the impact of this industrial action.
| Collection centres open on strike days | Opening hours |
| Hutt Hospital (OPD) Outpatients | 0830 – 1650 hrs |
| Kenepuru (OPD) Outpatients | 0800 – 1620 hrs |
| Wellington Hospital (OPD) Outpatients | 0730 – 1650 hrs |
| Lower Hutt, Raroa Rd (Wednesday 5 February only) | 0800 – 1620 hrs |
| Porirua, Hartham Place (Wednesday 5 February only) | 0800 – 1520 hrs |
| Wairarapa collections centres | Normal hours |
ALL COLLECTION CENTRES CLOSED ON WAITANGI DAY THURSDAY 6 FEBRUARY.
- Courier Services: No change to normal services
- Home visits: Phlebotomy services which have been previously arranged will operate as normal.
- Microbiology: Samples with no clinical details may not be processed (not tested).
- Routine samples without an indication of treatment failure may be discarded (not tested) if test volumes exceed staff capacity on these days.