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COVID-19 testing
COVID-19 testing
Pop-up testing centres have been set up in Hamilton, Te Kūiti, Huntly, Ngāruawāhia and Ōtorohanga. See below for details.
If demand is high at the Claudelands and Founders testing centres in Hamilton, see here for other options across the city. You will need to book.
The priority for testing at all locations, including GP practices, is people who meet location of interest criteria, are symptomatic or who have been requested by Healthline or their GP to seek a test. If you are not in these categories, please contact the COVID-19 Healthline on 0800 358 5453 for advice.
From 11.59pm Thursday 23 September most people crossing Alert Level boundaries on permitted business or personal travel must be tested beforehand. In some cases evidence of a negative test is needed. The Unite Against Covid-19 website has more detail on requirements for different travel reasons, so please check this carefully when making travel plans.
If you need immediate or urgent help, do not hesitate to seek medical care by calling 111 for an ambulance or going to your nearest hospital emergency department. Let staff know straight away that you’re concerned you may have symptoms associated with COVID-19.
If you have cold or flu-like symptoms and are concerned about your risk of COVID-19, please ring Healthline (0800 358 5453) first. They will tell you if you need to be tested and what to do next.
- It is free to get a COVID-19 test.
- All GPs are able to provide assessment and testing – please phone your practice first.
- Please do not turn up to your GP without an appointment.
- After hours you can be seen at an urgent care clinic.
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Pop-up testing site Ōtorohanga Pop-up testing site Huntly Pop-up testing site Ngāruawāhia Pop-up testing site Thames Pop-up testing Te Kūiti Pop-up testing site Hamilton
GP practices in Te Awamutu, Ōtorohanga, Tokoroa, Te Kuiti and Raglan are also offering testing Note: All patients must call ahead to book a time for a swab.
Casual and registered patients welcome but they must phone ahead first.
Te Awamutu- Mahoe Med, Mega Centre, 670 Cambridge Road, Te Awamutu (Ph 07 872 0923) - 8.30am - 7.30pm (Mon-Fri) 9.30am - 2.30pm (Sat-Sun) Te Awamutu Medical Centre, 220 Bank Street, Te Awamutu (Ph 07 872 0300) - 8.30am to 5.30pm (Mon-Fri) COVID-19 tests are free and you don't need to be enrolled with the practices. |
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COVID-19 Testing CentresPlease note:
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Hamilton Community Testing Centre |
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Designated General PracticesPlease ring first to make an appointment - don't just turn up. These general practices will take people who don’t have a regular doctor and are not enrolled at a general practice. Other GP practices are testing enrolled patients. See Healthpoint for a full list of GPs offering testing or call your GP to check. COVID-19 tests are free wherever you have one. |
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| Anglesea Urgent Care Hamilton 07 858 0800 Gate 1, 3 Thackary Street Hamilton |
7 days a week, 24 hours. Between 8am and 4pm, testing at Founders Community Testing Centre (no appointment necessary). Call the clinic after these hours to make an appointment. |
| Cambridge Family Health 1913 Cambridge Road, Cambridge |
9am – 3pm Monday to Friday Appointment only – patients should phone first |
| Coromandel Family Health 07 866 8500 80 Kapanga Road Coromandel |
Monday - Friday 10am to 3pm. All patients to call the clinic and make an appointment in advance. |
| Glenview Medical Centre, Hamilton 07 843 4429 1 Urlich Ave, Melville, Hamilton |
Monday - Friday 8am to 5pm. All patients to call the clinic and make an appointment in advance. |
| Hamilton Lake Clinic 07 839 0092 31 Pembroke Street |
Monday - Friday 8.30am to 7pm. |
| Health Te Aroha 07 8848 053 28 Church Street, Te Aroha |
Monday - Friday 9am to 3pm. Ideal to have referring practices give notice, or patients to call in advance. |
| Matamata Medical Centre 07 881 9102 56 Rawhiti Avenue, Matamata |
Monday - Friday 9am to 4.30pm. People to call the clinic and make an appointment in advance. |
| Mercury Bay Medical Centre 07 866 5911 87 Albert St, Whitianga www.mbmc.co.nz |
All patients to call the clinic and make an appointment in advance. |
| Paeroa Medical Centre 07 862 8755 4 Queen Street, Paeroa |
Monday - Friday 9.30am to 3.30pm, Saturday 9am to 11am. All patients to call the clinic and make an appointment in advance. |
| Raglan Medical Centre 07 825 0114 9 Wallis Street, Raglan |
All patients to call the clinic to make a booking in advance. |
| Te Kauwhata Medical Centre 07 826 3499 12 Main Road, Te Kauwhata |
All patients to call the clinic to make a booking in advance. |
| Te Kohao Health drive-through, Hamilton 0800 4 TEKOHAO (8356426) 21 Maui Street, Te Rapa, Hamilton |
Monday - Sunday 10am to 4pm. No appointment necessary. |
| Te Korowai O Hauora Thames 0508 835 676 210 Richmond Street, Thames |
Monday - Friday 9am to 12pm, 1pm to 4pm. All patients to call the clinic and make an appointment in advance. Pop-up testing on Saturday 10am-1pm |
| Te Korowai O Hauora Whitianga 0508 835 676 2 Coghill Street, Whitianga |
All patients to call the clinic and make an appointment in advance. |
| Te Kuiti Medical Centre 07 878 7878 28 Ailsa Street, Te Kuiti |
Ideal to have referring practices give notice, or patients to call in advance |
| Thames Medical Centre 07 868 9444 817 Rolleston Street, Thames |
Please call the practice to make an an appointment in advance. |
| Tokoroa Family Health 07 886 5431 Gate 3, Tokoroa Hospital, Maraetai Road, Tokoroa |
Please call the practice to make an an appointment in advance. |
| Tokoroa Medical Centre 07 886 8777 57-75 Maraetai Road, Tokoroa |
Please call the practice to make an an appointment in advance. |
| Tui Medical Te Rapa, Hamilton 0800 175 175 26 Bryant Road, Te Rapa, Hamilton |
7 days a week, 9am to 3pm. All patients to call the clinic and make an appointment in advance. |
| Victoria Clinic & Urgent Care, Hamilton 07 834 0333 173 Anglesea Street, Hamilton |
7 days a week, 8am to 8pm. Please call the clinic to make an appointment in advance. |
| Waihi Family Doctors 07 863 2112 43 Kenny Street, Waihi |
Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 3pm. Please call the practice to make an appointment. |
| Waihi Health Centre 07 863 8195 1 Mueller Street, Waihi |
Monday to Friday, 1pm to 3pm. Please call the practice to make an appointment. |
| Whangamata Medical Centre 07 865 8032 103 Lincoln Rd, Whangamata |
Monday - Friday 1pm to 5pm. Call to make an appointment in advance. |
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If you need to travel to see a health professional, a face mask should be worn. For example, people with symptoms of COVID-19 who are asked to undertake a test should wear a face mask during their travel to the appropriate testing facility.
For current advice visit the Ministy of Health website.
Test results from swabs are generally available within 2-5 days from your GP.
If positive, the Waikato Public Health Unit will notify you, and work with you to manage your health.
You will be greeted by healthcare staff wearing personal protective equipment.
At the drive-thru/walk-thru centre, you will be asked COVID-19 screening questions to work out if a swab is needed (this can be done over the phone by Healthline). A swab may be done in a dedicated testing space by staff or from inside your car.
If you visit your General Practitioner, they may be operating slightly differently and be using green / yellow / red zones to streamline and manage people with or without respiratory symptoms. This helps protect patients and staff from respiratory infections.
If you meet the Ministry of Health’s Higher Index of suspicion (HIS) – you will be asked to self-isolate.
If you are swabbed for cold or flu like symptoms, you may be required to self-isolate, but you should not go to work if you are sick to prevent spreading your infection to others.
Call Healthline for advice for free on 0800 358 5453, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The medical professionals at Healthline will help you decide what to do next based on the information you provide.
For general guidance on COVID-19, the Ministry of Health has good information and resources to help you stay safe: www.COVID19.govt.nz