Mountainview Medical

22/10/2025

Measles update: Three new cases confirmed - two in Manawatū and one in Nelson. Two of the cases are children.

These are in addition to the Auckland case earlier this week.

Measles is highly contagious and can cause serious illness. During the NZ measles epidemic in 2019, 1 in 3 people with measles needed hospital care.

🕵️‍♀️ Contact tracing is underway. We’re supporting all affected individuals and exploring possible undetected community transmission.

✅ Protect yourself and your whānau:
Get 2 doses of the MMR vaccine.

📍For all locations of interest info visit this regularly updated web page: info.health.nz/conditions-treatments/infectious-diseases/about-measles/measles-locations-of-interest-in-aotearoa-new-zealand

There are locations of interest already published for Manawatū. And any further locations of interest that the Manawatū and Nelson cases visited while infectious are being investigated and will be published online as they become available.

Learn about measles and its symptoms: info.health.nz/conditions-treatments/infectious-diseases/about-measles

If you think you might have measles, call Healthline on 0800 611 116 or call your doctor (do not go into the clinic). They will advise you on what to do.

Media release: tewhatuora.govt.nz/corporate-information/news-and-updates/escalated-national-risk-of-measles-following-confirmation-of-cases-in-multiple-regions

14/10/2025

A warm welcome to Dr Diane Jones who joined the Mountainview Medical team!
Diane has 43 years of experience in general practice and previously practiced in Inglewood. No doubt she will be a valuable asset to our team.

18/09/2025

How to read the test for Influenza A, B, RSV and COVID(The test below shows a positive result for Influenza A. )

29/08/2025

Mountainview Medical would like to thank everyone who supported Daffodil day today at the practice. 💛💛💛
Same time, same place next year.

28/08/2025

It’s Daffodil Day! Visit us today , scan the code and donate to the Cancer Society directly. 💛💛💛

28/08/2025

Children under five are especially vulnerable to serious illness from meningococcal disease - but there is good news.

Pharmac is extending access to the Meningococcal B vaccine, so that all children under five that have not been fully immunised against Meningococcal B, can catch up for free.

Contact your GP today to book a time to get your little ones immunised now.

27/08/2025

27/08/2025

One in three people will get cancer in their lifetime. Support them by donating to Daffodil Day.
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22/06/2025

Friday 4 July 2025: We have several appointments available with our nurses this afternoon, as well as GP appointments. Please book via reception.
06-278-0104

26/05/2025

Pancreatic cancer, often linked to smoking, obesity and diabetes, is predicted to become the 2nd leading cause of cancer-related death by 2030.

A recent Seminar discusses the need for novel therapies & future directions for research ▶️ https://hubs.li/Q03nLSKs0

👇 Figure: Symptoms of pancreatic cancer.

23/05/2025

Mountainview Medical is committed supporting Daffodil day once again in this year. Please help us donate for a worthy cause. One in 3 Kiwis will get a form of cancer during their lifetime. It could be me or you...

1 in 3 could be me

20/05/2025

Surgeons at a hospital in Los Angeles, California, have successfully performed the world’s first human bladder transplant, hospital officials said.