Eketāhuna Health Centre – Te Whare Ora O Eketāhuna

Eketāhuna Health Centre – Te Whare Ora o Eketāhuna is a registered charity, part funded by Health New Zealand. Our mission is to provide services to promote a healthy community through affordable health services, community participation and education. If you are new to town, please pop in and enrol. We are situated at 1 Bengston Street, Eketāhuna. Alternatively, you can call 06 375 8188.

Our clinic is open Monday – Thursday 9am – 12pm, 2pm – 4pm; Friday 9am -12pm, 1.30pm – 2.45pm. When we are closed, call Healthline on 0800 611 116.

Eketāhuna Health Centre – Te Whare Ora o Eketāhuna will hold its ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING on Thursday 18th September at 5.30pm in the lounge at the back of the clinic. All welcome.

Flu vaccines continue be available; please book in with the nurses. Ask about your eligibility; it may be free.

Counselling is available on Mondays, Megan from Te Kete Hauora o Rangitane provides health coaching alternate Tuesdays and Jono from Think Hauora is also available to provide exercise programmes for those with long term health conditions. If you feel any of these services may be useful, please contact the nurses for a referral. Gym facilities are open during clinic hours. We do require that you sign up to use these before you start but thereafter use at your convenience for gold coin donation.

Ryan, physiotherapist from Back in Action is at the health centre every Wednesday; go to www.getbackinaction.co.nz to book this user pays service.

Weekly Well-Being activities: Mondays Chair Yoga 9.45am at St. Cuthbert’s Hall and Wednesdays Menz Shed (next to the health centre) from 9.30am.

Our next monthly ladies’ brunch will be on Monday 22 September 11am at St. Cuthbert’s Hall; that’s fourth Monday for this month only.

Next Community Garden working bee will be Thursday 18 September 10am – 12noon. We are a friendly bunch so do come along to help. The excellent Eketāhuna Crop Swap is Sunday 21 September 10.30am. Please ensure you bring something garden related to swap.

Eketāhuna Food Bank can provide kai assistance to those living in Eketāhuna. Call or text Emma on 021 250 3015 to access this service.

Also in September: Wairarapa Community Law Tuesday 2 September 1pm – 3pm and watch out for our Blue September event to raise awareness for prostate cancer which can affect 1 in 8 men.

Emma, Kendra, Kim, Sara, Lee-Anne and the Executive Committee