Some of our collection centres will have altered hours over the next few weeks, and a couple with changes to normal opening hours thereafter. Details can be found below: Kensington collection centre: Paihia collection centre: Kaikohe collection centre:
APEX Union have announced their members in Awanui Labs will take industrial action (strike) with full withdrawal of labour on 25 to 27 March 2025 inclusive. The extent to which services will be operating will vary across each region. Awanui labs Northland has taken a decision to remain open on those days. The collection centres, laboratory reception and couriers […]
Due to unanticipated issues with one of our analysers, we are currently unable to provide testing through Awanui Auckland for some autoimmune and infectious serology tests. This will affect testing in both Awanui Auckland and Northland. To ensure quality results, we have elected to send the majority of testing to Awanui Wellington for the foreseeable […]
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All of our collection centres will be closed on Monday 27 January for the Auckland regional anniversary day and on Thursday 6 February for Waitangi day. (Photo credit: Aaron Mickan, Unsplash)
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All of our collection centres are closed on the Christmas and New Year public holidays. Normal opening hours will apply for the remainder of the time with the following exceptions: We wish you a happy and safe festive season.
Awanui Labs Northern Microbiology team wish to standardise requesting and laboratory processing for multi-drug resistant organism (MDRO) screening prior to hospital admission. Please use this request form for any MDRO screening requests to ensure your patients get the right test at the right time. Please note that Candida auris and carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) screening is only […]
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.
Awanui Labs is improving the delivery of patient results directly to referrers using Medtech Evolution across New Zealand. From 30 September, referrers who are using the Medtech Evolution system, can electronically receive their patient’s test results including blood, urine, histology and cytology results in real time as they are reported by the laboratories. Awanui Labs […]