News
Industrial action 5 and 7 February
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, […]
Waitangi day
All of our collection centres will be closed on Thursday 6 February for Waitangi day.
Referrer update: January 2025
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Discontinuation of paper results
When Wellington SCL was established, referrers had the option to receive both electronic (HL7) and paper copies of laboratory results, and many chose to receive results in both formats. This policy has been reviewed as we believe that paper copies have become outdated and are no longer necessary for the majority of referrers. Electronic result […]
Wellington anniversary day
All collection centres will be closed on Monday 20 January for the anniversary day public holiday. Enjoy the long weekend.
Saturday service locations – update
At Awanui Labs, we are committed to providing efficient, high-quality diagnostic services to our communities. To maintain this commitment, we must make sure we operate our service in a sustainable way. In the greater Wellington region, Awanui Labs are currently providing additional services to the community which we are not funded to provide. For example, […]
Referrer newsletter: 16 December
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Referrer newsletter: 6 December
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Festive season opening hours
Some of our collection centres are closed during the festive season and others are operating reduced hours up until 19 January. Please find details of all collection centre opening hours here. UPDATE: Upper Hutt collection centre will be open 0800-1615hrs the week commencing 13 January (not closing at 1300hrs as previously advertised). We wish you […]