31/05/2025
Here’s how to access help and healthcare over the long weekend.👑
You can find general health information and advice online:
www.info.health.nz or at www.healthify.nz
If you prefer to korero/talk call Healthline on 0800 611 116
A rural after-hours clinical telehealth. Call 0800 2 KA ORA (0800 252 672)
For tamariki under 5, call Plunketline on 0800 933 922 for free health advice.
If your local pharmacy is open, they can give advice on medicines and common issues like coughs and colds, bladder or eye infections, minor cuts and grazes, emergency birth control. They can suggest over-the-counter treatment, fill prescriptions, and some give immunisations.
www.Healthpoint.co.nz provides up-to-date information about healthcare providers (GPs, pharmacies, social services, hospitals, testing and vaccination sites, mental health support) and their opening hours and services.
In an emergency dial 111
Hospitals across the country will continue to provide critical and emergency care 24/7 as usual.