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Collection centre update
Awanui Labs collection centres are currently experiencing longer than usual wait times due to the impact of industrial action on our sites this week. All of our collection centres in the region are now open and operating on normal hour. However, we are experiencing a significant increase in patient visiting the centres, and a very […]
Interruption to service 25-27 March
APEX Union have announced their members in Whangarei, Taranaki, Hawke’s Bay, Wellington, and the South Island will take industrial action (strike) on Tuesday 25, Wednesday 26 and Thursday 27 March 2025. The strike is a full withdrawal of labour, which means APEX Union members who work in the laboratory, collection centres, and logistics and support […]
Waitangi Day
All collection centres will be closed on Thursday 6 February for Waitangi day.
Festive season opening hours
Our collection centres are closed on all the public holidays, and opening hours during the remainder of the holiday period can be found below or downloaded here. To arrange any urgent blood test collections on Friday 27 December and Friday 3 January please contact the laboratory. GP courier collections will be operating as usual on […]
Measles reminder
Awanui Labs is reminding referrers across Aotearoa not to send patients to our collection centres when they are showing symptoms consistent with measles infection (fever, rash, with cough / coryza / conjunctivitis). This is in line with Health New Zealand/Te Whatu Ora public health recommendations or your local HealthPathways. We have taken this step for […]
Use AwanuiConnect for clinical advice!
Our new instant, secure, online clinical portal provides direct access to Awanui Clinical Microbiologists. Click below to download a flyer or here to connect.
Labour day
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.
Patient results delivery improvement
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 […]
Removing AST from liver function panels
In many New Zealand Laboratories AST is no longer part of the liver function panel. To harmonise liver function testing (LFT) across all Awanui labs, from 1 November 2024 AST will no longer form part of the standard liver function test panel. However, AST will still be able to be requested separately as either a […]
Changes to testosterone requests
In order to clarify and harmonise ordering of testosterone requests across Awanui Labs, a change to the number of testosterone request options will be effective from 17 September 2024. These changes will have no impact on clinical management of patients but will make testosterone ordering simpler. The current multiple different total testosterone request options will […]