Whitby Doctors

18/01/2026

A reminder we are closed today, Monday 19 January, for Wellington Anniversary Day.

🚑 If it is an emergency, please dial 111 for ambulance assistance:

If you need help while we are closed, please visit either:

Kenepuru Hospital, 16 Hospital Drive, Kenepuru
Wellington Emergency Department, Wellington Hospital, Adelaide Road

We reopen on Tuesday 20 January.

Have a lovely and safe long weekend! 😎

14/01/2026

We are closed on Monday 19 January for Wellington Anniversary Day.

🚑 If it is an emergency, please dial 111 for ambulance assistance

If you need help while we are closed, please visit either

Kenepuru Hospital, 16 Hospital Drive, Kenepuru
Wellington Emergency Department, Wellington Hospital, Adelaide Road

We reopen on Tuesday 20 January.

Have a lovely and safe long weekend! 😎

23/12/2025

Please see the latest update regarding Measles.

If you develop a runny nose, cough, sore and watery pink eyes, fever and then a rash call Healthline free on 0800 611 116 for advice or 04 234 1404 to speak with one of our nurses.

Please see the pinned post for our holiday hours to ensure we are available to take your call.

A new measles case has been reported in Wellington today, of which there are several locations of interest.

Among the new locations of interest is Queensgate Shopping Centre, Lower Hutt:
📍December 15 at 10.45am-12pm.
📍December 21 at 10.50am-12:15pm

Please check the Locations of Interest page for details and advice: info.health.nz/locations-of-interest

If you were in these places, monitor symptoms, isolate if unwell, and call Healthline (0800 611 116) or your GP before visiting.

Make sure your MMR vaccinations are up-to-date, especially before travel

22/12/2025

A reminder that we are closed from 5pm, Thursday 24 December, and reopen at 8am, Monday 5 January 2026.

Between 29-31 December, you are welcome to book an appointment at Johnsonville Medical Centre for any acute health care needs. Please call them on 04 920 8850 for assistance.

👩‍⚕️If you need to see your GP for a long-term condition, we recommend booking an appointment with us in the new year.

📱You can also book an online telehealth or virtual consultation with Practice Plus. Practice Plus are open 8:30am-10pm Monday-Friday and 8:30am -8pm weekends and public holidays. Visit www.practiceplus.nz to book.

🚑If you require urgent care while we are closed, please visit the Kenepuru Accident and Medical Clinic at Kenepuru Hospital. They are open 24/7. As they are a walk-in service, there may be a wait to be seen.
If it is an emergency, please dial 111 for ambulance assistance.

We wish you and yours a wonderful and safe festive season! 🤩

16/12/2025

We are closed from 5pm, Wednesday 24 December, and reopen at 8am, Monday 5 January 2026.
Between 29-31 December, you are welcome to book an appointment at Johnsonville Medical Centre for any acute health care needs. Please call them on 04 920 8850 for assistance.

👩‍⚕️If you need to see your GP for a long-term condition, we recommend booking an appointment with us in the new year.

📱You can also book an online telehealth or virtual consultation with Practice Plus. Practice Plus are open 8:30am-10pm Monday-Friday and 8:30am -8pm weekends and public holidays. Visit www.practiceplus.nz to book.

🚑If you require urgent care while we are closed, please visit the Kenepuru Accident and Medical Clinic at Kenepuru Hospital. They are open 24/7. As they are a walk-in service, there may be a wait to be seen.
If it is an emergency, please dial 111 for ambulance assistance.

We wish you and yours a wonderful and safe festive season! 🤩

14/12/2025

To ensure we can process your repeat prescription request on time, please have all requests to us before Friday 19 December. After this date we are unable to guarantee they will be ready before we close for the holidays.

Going away on holiday? Let us know the name of a pharmacy at your holiday destination and we can get your prescription sent there. Please note if the holiday pharmacy is not mentioned in the request, it will automatically be sent to your default pharmacy.

Have a wonderful festive season!

24/11/2025

We farewell Dr Larry Jordan from Whitby Doctors on Wednesday 26 November. Larry has been with us since 2014, having brought to Whitby Doctors a vast amount of experience in private and public practice.

Larry has achieved many amazing things during his time as a practitioner – delivering babies, setting up the first dedicated after-hours clinic in Porirua, chairing the first PHO in the Porirua area and chairing the Tū Ora Compass Health Board for several years. Larry has also created some of the most amazing mix CDs the Porirua region has ever heard.

We wish Larry the very best for his retirement. Enjoy the sun, the adventures, family time, and creating more great music mixes.

Larry's patients will be allocated to a new GP in the new year, when we have 3 new doctors joining the WD team.


E mihi ana ki a koe i tō manākitanga me tō āwhina. Kia mana, kia maia, kia manuia
Thank you for your generosity and service. May you be strong, courageous, and successful.

30/10/2025

Vaccination remains the only effective and safe protection method from contracting measles.

If you are wanting to see if you or your child is immunised against measles, you can view your vaccine history on MyIndici or email us at hello@whitbydoctors.co.nz please make sure to include your full name and date of birth in the request.

To see if your child is vaccinated, in the first instance please refer to their WellChild book for their immunisation history.

Can't tell if it's measles or chicken pox? See the below from Health NZ – Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley

A reminder to please phone for appointments with any of the symptoms listed in each picture, please do not book online.
Thank you for keeping our staff and vulnerable patients safe

27/10/2025

There are currently a number of measles cases in the Wellington Region.

⛔If you have any respiratory symptoms, such as fever, cough, runny nose, sore or red eyes, or have a measles rash, be sure to let our team know, and don't come into the medical centre until requested. ⛔

We are still able to help; we just need to take precautions to protect our community.

If you are not currently vaccinated for measles, now is the time to do so. Call us on 234 1404 to book an appointment with our nursing team or select option 3 and speak with one of the nurses for more information.

25/10/2025

We are closed on Monday 27 October for Labour Day.

‍In an emergency, dial 111 for an ambulance.

If you need medical assistance while we are closed, you can visit either:‍

🏥 Kenepuru Accident and Medical Clinic, Kenepuru Hospital, Porirua

‍🏥 Wellington Emergency Department, 49 Riddiford Street, Newtown

‍Both of these services are walk-in services so there may be a wait.

‍You can also book a virtual consultation through Practice Plus, please visit www.practiceplus.nz for an appointment.

We reopen to normal hours on Tuesday 28 October. Have a safe and wonderful long weekend

09/10/2025

How will you keep learning today and beyond?

Keep Learning refers to ‘exercising our mind’ – almost like taking our brain to the gym. Learning something new together with friends or whānau can boost motivation, enhance understanding and offer a sense of shared growth and discovery.

Here are some of the ways you can keep learning today:

📖 Join a class or group – learn an instrument, join a book club or put on your dancing shoes and learn some new moves.
👩🏿‍💼 Organise a lunch and learn session with your hoamahi. Arrange for a speaker to come in, or ask a colleague to present on a topic that they are interested in.
🍱 Why not team up with your whānau and take on a new challenge? Experiment in the kitchen with a new recipe, give that forgotten furniture a glow-up, or explore the beauty of learning a new language.
🏡 Learn something new about your hometown or local area – talk to your whānau and neighbours, check out local history societies, pukapuka/books or do an online rangahau/search.
🧩 Do some puzzles! Crosswords, sudoku, riddles are all great ways to exercise the mind.
🧠 Evidence suggests that learning or trying new things creates a sense of achievement, competence and stimulates engagement with the world around us.

08/10/2025

What will you take notice of today?

Take Notice refers to the practice of mindfulness. Mindfulness can be thought of as open and receptive attention to, and awareness of, what is occurring in the present moment. There is robust scientific evidence supporting mindfulness practice as beneficial to our hauora (mental, physical, spiritual, social/relationships). Practicing mindfulness with others can deepen connection and enhance our collective sense of wellbeing.

Here are some of the ways you can take notice today:

🌷 Savour and share the small things or moments in your day that brought you joy.
🍀 If you have work meetings today, begin with a karakia/prayer or short reflection (eg. an inspiring quote) followed by a brief silent period, allowing your hoamahi to breathe mindfully and bring their full attention into the room.
🧘‍♂️ Head along to a yoga class or find one on YouTube.
✍ Practice some gratitude. Activities such as writing gratitude letters, journaling or reflecting on things to be thankful for, are linked to improved emotional wellbeing, life satisfaction, and reduced symptoms of depression and anxiety.
👭 Go for walk with a friend and take notice of your surroundings – the sounds, sights, smells and textures. You could do the five senses awareness exercise together – share something you see, feel, hear, taste and smell (e.g. the feeling of sunshine on your face, the smell of a spring flower).

Top up your wellbeing by being present - use today as a reminder to pay more attention to the present moment, to your thoughts and feelings, and to others around you.