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 will all be operating as usual.  The Awanui Whangarei laboratory will be testing only urgent samples. The list below of the tests classified as urgent which will be processed by Whangarei laboratory. All other routine tests with exception of the list below will be referred to Awanui Auckland for processing or onward referral where relevant.

We will endeavour to provide results in the usual timeframes but there may be up a day delay in some instances.

URGENT TESTS – Processed by Whangarei Laboratory

Troponin T

D-Dimer

INR Prothrombin ratio

Coagulation Screen (includes APTT, Fibrinogen)

Any tests requested as Urgent by referrers

Tests that will NOT be collected on strike days

Skin prick allergy tests

Semen analysis

Glucose Tolerance and Polycose

Cold Agglutinins

Cryoglobulins

Lupus Anticoagulant

Thrombophilia Screen (including APC Resistance, Antithrombin 3, Protein S, Protein C)

ADAMTS-13 Activity

Von Willebrand screen

Clotting Factor Assays

Dabigatran Assay

Thiamine (Vitamin B1)