Our Services
General Medical Consultations
Standard appointments are twenty minutes long. You will need to book an extended appointment for any of the following:
More than one person attending the consultation
A smear and a consultation for another issue
Minor surgery
Insurance and other Medicals
6 week old baby check up
Please check with our receptionist when you are booking your appointment. There will be a additional charge for an extended consultation or a double appointment.
Nurse Consultation
Our nurses are highly qualified and critical to the Ki A Ora Ngātiwai team. You can book to see our nurses for a variety of appointments.
Triage and assessing you and your child if you are unwell
Asthma, and COPD assessments
Blood Pressure checks
Cervical Smears
Diabetes Management and Annual Review
Cardiovascular Risk Assessment
Dressings
Health education for those patients with long term conditions
Screening
Vaccinations
- Childhood Vaccinations
- Adult Vaccination
- Flu Vaccine
- Covid-19 Vaccinations
Free Child Consultations - Under 14 years old
Ki A Ora Ngātiwai Medical Centre offers Free GP consultations to our enrolled children under 14 years of age from the date of their enrolment.
Occasionally, charges may be incurred for procedures or special consultations. Charges for older children are available from reception.
ACC Consultation
If you have an injury you can come in and see us for any ACC consultations. We are able to stitch wounds and apply dressings. If you have visited a Hospital or Accident and Medical Clinic when you first injured yourself - please bring your ACC details as we will need these. Each accident you have is assigned a new ACC number - it is this number we need.
After Hours Care
Ki A Ora Ngātiwai Medical Centre is closed on weekends and Public Holidays
For emergencies dial 111
For care outside our operating hours please phone Healthline 0800 611 116 or
White Cross Accident and Medical Centre (09) 470 1083, 32 Reyburn Street Whangārei
Pregnancy Care - Antenatal and Postnatal Care
Free pregnancy testing is available from our nurses. Caring for yourself in pregnancy is important to give your child the best start in life. At Ki A Ora Ngātiwai Medical Centre our GP’s provide early pregnancy care for you and your whānau.
When you discover you are pregnant it is important to have your blood screened and tested for:
Your blood group
Your hemoglobin - to make sure you are not anemic and that your baby will have enough oxygen
Your immunity to Rubella - as this can cause deafness and heart defects if you have no immunity and get this infection in pregnancy
The pressure of any infections like Syphilis and HIV
This screening should occur as early as possible in your pregnancy - preferably within the first 12 weeks.
For those women with HIV, early testing in pregnancy can ensure that appropriate treatment reduces the risk of baby contracting HIV from 30% down to less that 1%. HIV testing can result in occasional false positive tests - approximately one in one thousand women may have a false positive result and have to have the test repeated. Folic acid is also an important medicine before conception and in early pregnancy. Our doctors can prescribe this for you.
Other Services
Adolescent Health
Ki A Ora Ngātiwai provides youth friendly services - ensuring that we provide a confidential, non-discriminatory, non-judgmental service that is respectful to the rights of the adolescent. These services are also always balanced with the approach of doing no harm.
Vaccinations
Appointments are necessary for some vaccinations. Remember that you have to wait for 20 minutes after any vaccination before you can leave our medical centre.
Child Vaccinations
Children are immunised throughout childhood according to the National Immunisation Schedule.
6 weeks - this requires an appointment with your doctor for your baby’s 6 week check and with a nurse afterwards for the vaccination.
3 months
5 months
12 months
15 months
4 years
11 years
12 years
Ki A Ora Ngātiwai Medical Centre can also immunise your child against chicken pox and rotavirus. Check out the national immunisation register http://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/preventative-health-wellness/immunisation/national-immunisation-register for further information or for more about immunisations www.immune.org.nz
All Childhood Immunisations are available. Please bring your child’s Well Child Book, so that the immunisation can be recorded. This record is required for entry to school in New Zealand at 5 years.
Adult Vaccination
The main vaccinations we promote for adults are:
Boostrix
Flu Vaccine
Tetanus
Covid-19
Shingles
Other:
Child Health
Contraception
Liquid Nitrogen
Men’s Health
Women’s Health
Menopause
Sexual Health
Specialty Services
Minor Surgery
Removal of lumps and bumps. You will be advised of the cost prior to the appointment being booked.
Medicals
Most medicals require a double appointment with the doctor - therefore different fees apply.
Driving Medicals
Ki A Ora Ngātiwai Medical Centre tries to keep the fees for Driving Medicals as affordable as possible for our over 65 years patients. Please book a single appointment with your doctor and a nurse.
Insurance Medicals
Please allow a double appointment.
Vaccinations
Appointments are necessary for some vaccinations.
Please be aware - after ALL vaccinations, you are required to wait for 20 minutes on the premises in case of any adverse reactions.
Childhood Vaccinations
All childhood vaccinations are available. Please bring your child’s Well Child Book so that the vaccination can be recorded. This record is required for entry to school in New Zealand at 5 years old.
Tetanus Vaccine
Tetanus Vaccine is available for patients with a penetrating wound who have not had a tetanus injection for over 5 years. Ki A Ora Ngātiwai Medical Centre also recommends a Tetanus vaccination at 45 years and 65 years of age.
Flu Vaccine
In the autumn of each year usually from April to July we offer the Flu Vaccine. The flu vaccine is free for Māori and Pacific people aged 55 and over, pregnant people, people aged 65 years and over, people who have a long-term medical condition or a heart condition (ages 6 months+), and children 4 years old or younger who have been in hospital with respiratory illness.
Screening and Monitoring
Blood pressure monitoring
BMI (Body Mass Index)
Cardiovascular disease risk assessment
Cervical Smear Screening
ECG’s (Electrocardiograms)
Health Screening
PSA Prostate Cancer Screening
If there are other services you need - please enquire at reception. If we are unable to help you, we can refer you for further assistance.