Stewart Island/Rakiura Health

Stewart Island/Rakiura Health Phone 03 219 1098
EMERGENCIES CALL 111

Nurse led clinic
Walk-in hours 10am-12.30pm

Alternate week pm appointments with NP for comprehensive cares including lab tests/diagnoses, specialist referrals, minor biopsies, liaising with your GP to manage care.

22/01/2026

FYI
The nurses clinic will resume normal services/clinic from tomorrow - Friday 23rd January

Kia ora e te whānau. This is a message from our Nurse Bernie.To help keep our community safe and prevent the spread of i...
19/01/2026

Kia ora e te whānau. This is a message from our Nurse Bernie.

To help keep our community safe and prevent the spread of illness, they ask that all residents and visitors experiencing viral symptoms (such as cough, fever, sore throat or fatigue) to follow the guidelines attached.

If you are experiencing viral symptoms the clinic should not be your first for a physical visit. Coming into the waiting room puts other vulnerable patients and our healthcare staff at risk.

If you are experiencing a medical emergency always call 111.

19/01/2026

Urgent message from our Nurse Brent
Morning:
I am sick with Covid but have to stay as there is no alternate cover. I need to cancel next few days of clinics. Available for urgent calls and PRIME emergencies or phone consults. No bloods today.

Kia ora e te whānau.If you are interested in recieving a Measles Immunisation please call the clinic on 03 219 1098 or ...
05/11/2025

Kia ora e te whānau.
If you are interested in recieving a Measles Immunisation please call the clinic on 03 219 1098 or text Cherie Hemsley on 027 236 2206 to register your interest so we can make sure we have the right amount of immunisations available 🙂

21/10/2025

Kia Ora Rakiura! Due to strike and impacted mainland services, there won’t be regular bloods/phlebotomy services at the clinic on Thursday tye 23rd of October. We will instead do them on Friday, tge 24th between 10-1215. Sorry for any inconvenience this might cause.

Kia ora e te whānau. Here is another update from Te Whatu Ora/Heath NZ. The purpose of sharing these 'snapshots' is to m...
06/10/2025

Kia ora e te whānau.

Here is another update from Te Whatu Ora/Heath NZ. The purpose of sharing these 'snapshots' is to make sure that we all know what is happening.

At this stage there is an 'options' paper (based on our community feedback) that is with senior management at the moment. The major change to this update compared to the one I posted last week is the amount of surveys that have been completed to date.

47 completed surveys as at the 22nd Sept, now 78 as of the 30th Sept. This is a very impressive community response from us.

The survey will remain open. If you have any further thoughts or want to express your future desires for Health Care on Rakiura I strongly encourage you to use the survey.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfYaGdq6_heT3VdtYUrXe1PrUzBH1z67qPkuzJY8aq2o2MxWg/viewform?fbclid=IwdGRjcANP0BFleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHimSdeALf_jmuhmfC_VFd8j8DOD6ap_5IK3RRe4Q9UjNmhRSCXJCLQnq6Sja_aem_Pct9LSG_J_NOTJU6paYYrw

Kia ora e te whānau.We have received a 'Snapshot' of our community feedback from Te Whatu Ora about our Rakiura Health C...
30/09/2025

Kia ora e te whānau.

We have received a 'Snapshot' of our community feedback from Te Whatu Ora about our Rakiura Health Care.

An options paper has been submitted to senior management with key themes that emerged from our community feedback. We are now waiting on preferred 'next steps' and will recieve more information when that happens.

Also, the survey will remain open for the duration of this project, so please feel free to continue to input your perspectives/aspirations and personal experiences.

Here is a link to the survey -
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfYaGdq6_heT3VdtYUrXe1PrUzBH1z67qPkuzJY8aq2o2MxWg/viewform?fbclid=IwVERDUANJH6VleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHimSdeALf_jmuhmfC_VFd8j8DOD6ap_5IK3RRe4Q9UjNmhRSCXJCLQnq6Sja_aem_Pct9LSG_J_NOTJU6paYYrw

Contact Cherie Hemsley if you would rather a paper copy.

25/09/2025

Mōrena

Next week bloods will be available to be taken on Monday 29th instead of Tuesday.

Kia ora e te whānau. We have a great opportunity to have input into planning for the future of Rakiura/Stewart Island. A...
28/08/2025

Kia ora e te whānau. We have a great opportunity to have input into planning for the future of Rakiura/Stewart Island. Along with Southland District Council, Te Whatu Ora and Great South there will be drop in sessions on Tuesday 9th September at the communtiy centre. Come along and chat, share ideas, discuss visions and ask questions.
Our future, our voices.

There are 2 surveys to partake in, one is for SDC on residential housing and the other is for Te Whatu Ora on our Rakiura Health Model Of Care.
Here is a direct link to the Healthcare survey https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.gle%2FFMtezuv1FiAqghs69&data=05%7C02%7C%7C3c72aa543f80462b3a8208dde5cba314%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638919385893418337%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2F0Ag4at5vzeyYseUgmadhILOKdRlPK6%2FY7UkljahxPs%3D&reserved=0

29/07/2025

Important notice from the nurses - please read
As part of a nationwide 24 hr nursing strike our clinic will be closed tomorrow Wednesday 31st July.
Our nurse will be available for urgent medical care and life preserving services.
Clinic will resume normal services on Thursday 1 August

25/07/2025

This is the notice that Health NZ Comms wish released.
Due to illness, there is no Registered Nurse cover for Stewart Island until midday on Monday 28 July. Please note the clinic will be closed.



If you are unwell during this time, there are options for health care assistance:



In any critical or life-threatening emergency call 111
Feeling sick? Unsure what to do? For free 24/7 health advice call HealthLine on 0800 611 116.
Telehealth/online care: You can ring Ka Ora on 0800 252 672 (free if you are rural) or book an online consultation at Online GP: Online GP Care
Feeling down? To talk to someone for free, call or text 1737. You can also visit the digital hub.

26/06/2025

Expressions of interest are now invited for the part time vacancy cleaning the nurses clinic.
Around 4 hours per week, cleaning 2-3 times
outside of the clinic's operating hours.
For more information or to apply please contact Judy Geary.
Ph. 0278070133
Email Judy.Geary@southerndhb.govt.nz

Address

Argyle Street, Halfmoon Bay, Stewart Island
Oban
9818

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 12:30pm
Tuesday 10am - 12:30pm
Wednesday 10am - 12:30pm
Thursday 10am - 12:30pm
Friday 10am - 12:30pm
Saturday 10am - 12:30pm
Sunday 10am - 12:30pm

Telephone

+6432191098

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