Ranolf Medical Centre

26/02/2026

Our awesome Tangata Ora team worked in conjunction with Healthy Families Rotorua, Manaaki Ora and Taonga Puoro experts on this amazing wānanga, Hā o te Ora, which focussed on creating a preventative response to chronic disease and Māori health equity caused through smoking harm.

Hā o te Ora has demonstrated that when prevention is grounded in culture, dignity, and lived experience, it can reach people in ways that conventional models often cannot.

Systems Innovator Teteira Ormsby has completed the Hā o te Ora insight report, capturing key learnings from a prototype prevention programme developed in

11/02/2026

📦 Know someone moving into uni halls or a boarding school this year?

Living close to lots of new people can help illness spread - including meningococcal disease, which can become serious very quickly.

Young people aged 13-25 in their first year living in halls, boarding schools, military barracks, youth justice facilities or other close‑living settings are at higher risk.

The good news: MenB and ACWY immunisations are free for those in their first year of these living situations.
➡️ Two doses for MenB, one for ACWY.

You can book with your GP, Hauora Māori or Pacific provider, some pharmacies, or university health centres. It's ideal to get immunised before moving in, but if already moved in, that's okay! Young people can catch up.

Book at info.health.nz/bookavaccine or call 0800 28 29 26.

More info: info.health.nz

Share this with someone heading into halls this year. ✅

24/12/2025

The Ranolf Medical whānau send their happiest wishes to you and your whānau this holiday season. We hope you have a safe and joyous summer and a healthy 2026.

🎄Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! ✨

🍏 From the Team and Ranolf Medical Centre 🍏

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18/12/2025

A standard appointment is 15 minutes and is designed for one person to talk through one or two concerns.

If you have a few topics you’d like to cover, please book a double appointment so we have time to address everything properly.
And if more than one family member needs to be seen, each person will need their own appointment slot.

Thank you for helping us keep appointments running smoothly — it means we can care for everyone more effectively.

From the Ranolf Medical Team

Ph 07 347 7537
https://ranolfmedical.co.nz/

16/12/2025

Changes to Breast Screening Eligibility: The age for free breast screening is being extended

Free mammograms are currently offered to women between the ages of 45 to 69 every 2 years.

From October 2025 the age for free breast screening will start to be extended across Aotearoa New Zealand (apart from Nelson and Marlborough, which started as a pilot district in October 2024).

Extending the age to include all women up to the age of 74 will be fully in place by the end of 2029. Phasing in each age group over 4 years will allow breast screening and cancer treatment services to meet the additional demand.

From October 2025 the age extension for further breast screening begins with women in the 2 age groups of 70 and 74.

What the national age extension means for you

If you turn 70 on or after 1 October 2025, you are eligible for free mammograms every 2 years (from your last screen) until aged 75.

If you are 70 to 74 before 1 October 2025, you are eligible for one final screen at age 74 if booked before turning 75.

From the Ranolf Medical Team.

Ph 07 3477537
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11/12/2025

Getting Uni Student & Childhood Immunisations up to date over the holiday period:

If you’re sending your teens off to university or boarding school next year, it’s a good idea to ensure they are up to date with their immunisations.

Adults aged 25 or under who live in close-living environments—such as university halls & boarding schools are at greater risk of contracting meningococcal disease.

Meningococcal disease is an infection caused by bacteria. The disease is spread in similar ways to the common cold — by coughing and sneezing, or by contact with saliva (spit) and can lead to two very serious illnesses: “Meningitis” — an infection of the membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord and “Septicaemia” — blood poisoning. Meningococcal disease can develop rapidly and be life-threatening. It can become deadly in just a few hours. People who survive meningococcal disease often have serious long-term effects, including amputation of limbs, hearing loss, seizures, brain injury, and permanent skin scarring.

The meningococcal vaccines protect against the bacteria that cause meningococcal disease. MenB and MenACWY vaccines are available for people 13 to 25 years old in certain close-living situations.

More information about the Meningococcal vaccines and eligibility can be found here: https://info.health.nz/immunisations/vaccines-aotearoa/meningococcal-vaccine

For a greater list of available Adult Immunisations, please visit here: https://info.health.nz/immunisations/when-to-immunise/adult-immunisations

For this or any child that needs to get up to date with their childhood immunisations, please contact us to make an appointment.

From the Ranolf Medical Team.

Ph: 07 347 7537
https://ranolfmedical.co.nz/

09/12/2025

Over the Christmas period, our staff will get a chance to take a short break to be with their families.

We will be open normal hours 7:30am - 5pm, with limited staff numbers, except for:
Thursday 25th December: Closed
Friday 26th December: Closed
Thursday 1st January: Closed
Friday 2nd January: Closed
From Monday 5th January: Open Normal Hours - 7:30am to 5pm

For any urgent health matters while we are closed, please contact Lakes Prime Care: https://lakesprimecare.nz/ , Phone: 07 348 1000. Or you can find available telehealth services at: https://info.health.nz/services-support/online-phone-healthcare/online-gp-care.

Thanks and happy Christmas wishes from the Team at Ranolf Medical Centre
Phone: 07 347 7537
Email: ranolf@ranolfmedical.co.nz

05/12/2025

The prolonged prescriptions system is due to become active in late Feb 2026.

If you feel you might be suitable for 6 or 12-month prescriptions, you will need to book a Safe Prescribing Assessment with your usual Dr.

Please note, they will only agree to this if it is felt to be safe and appropriate for you and your medical conditions.

From the Team at Ranolf Medical Centre

03/12/2025

Aotearoa New Zealand is at very high risk of a measles outbreak.
Measles spreads very quickly and can cause serious complications.
Please be aware of measles symptoms, including fever, cough, runny nose, sore/red eyes and rash.
If you have any of these symptoms and you are visiting the practice, you may be asked to please wait in your car.

Checking your Measles Immunity:
To be considered immune to measles, you will need to have had two “Measles, Mumps & Rubella” (MMR) vaccines at least one month apart. Everyone should check whether they have had 2 doses of the MMR vaccine.

There are a few different ways you can check someone’s immunisation status:
1. Check their Well Child or Plunket book.
2. View their immunisation history through our patient portal Myindici.
3. Through the Te Whatu Ora My Health Account: https://identity.health.nz/

If you know that you have had two MMR vaccinations, you do not need additional vaccines as an adult — you are fully protected.

If you are not immune:
If you have not had two MMR vaccines it is recommended you have 2 MMR vaccinations, 1 month apart. For adults over 18 years old, MMR vaccination is free if you are a New Zealand resident, or eligible for free healthcare.

If you are not immune and have been exposed to measles, MMR vaccination within 72 hours of exposure may provide protection and help limit the spread.

Getting vaccinated can help to protect yourself and your loved ones from catching and spreading measles.

More information about Measles in NZ can be found here:
https://info.health.nz/conditions-treatments/infectious-diseases/measles

From the Ranolf Medical Team

Ph 07 347 7537
https://ranolfmedical.co.nz/

01/12/2025

Please don't leave it too late; contact the team at Ranolf Medical and sort out all your family's medication so that you don't run out over Christmas.

The easiest way to order your repeat prescriptions anytime of day is via our patient portal “MyIndici”. If you’re not already signed up, please contact us to arrange your registration.
https://ranolfmedical.co.nz/
or call: 073477537

Thanks, from the Team at Ranolf Medical Centre

15/11/2025

💜 World Sanfilipo Awareness Day is on November 16th, which is about spreading awareness and sparking conversations globally about Sanfilippo Syndrome, a disease few have heard of.

💜 This special day of Awareness is in honour of the children around the world living with Sanfilippo Syndrome today, and those who have passed away. It also honours the families of these precious children.

💜 Sanfilippo Syndrome is a rapidly degenerative and fatal disease in children causing severe dementia, currently with no cure and no treatment options. Learn more about Sanfilippo Syndrome, its causes, its symptoms, current research, and how families and foundations are helping fund research for a cure:
https://curesanfilippofoundation.org/

💜 Raising awareness of Sanfilipo is a cause close to our hearts at Ranolf Medical Centre as one of our close neighbour's is directly affected by this condition.
Ollie Schimanski lives with this debilitating rare condition, similar to childhood dementia. His family shares their positive approach dealing with one of life’s hardest challenges in this video:
https://youtu.be/IUdEW2C78oc?si=sRLWBVvDBPgaaZmG

💜 We will have a donation box in reception for the week of Monday 17th November and will pass any donations onto the Sanfilipo Foundation. If you would like to support the cause, you can either pop in and drop of your donation to us or donate directly online:
https://give.curesanfilippofoundation.org/campaign/653569/donate

06/11/2025

Gumboot Up, New Zealand!

Facing mental health challenges can feel like walking through mud every day.

Join in on Friday, November 7th 2025 and show your support by slipping on your gumboots, donating and reminding our rangatahi that with support, they can make it through the mud.

Gumboot Friday is the main fundraising event for the I AM HOPE foundation who provide free counselling for people aged 25 and under. While they now receive public funding, the demand for free counselling continues to grow. Your generosity makes it possible for young people in distress to access mental health support when they need it most.

Text "BOOTS" to 469 to instantly donate $3

More info about Gumboot Friday can be found on their website:
https://www.gumbootfriday.org.nz/

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