{"id":5676,"date":"2025-08-31T10:48:25","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T22:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eketahuna.co.nz\/?p=5676"},"modified":"2025-08-31T10:48:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T22:48:44","slug":"eketahuna-health-centre-te-whare-ora-o-eketahuna-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eketahuna.co.nz\/?p=5676","title":{"rendered":"Eket\u0101huna Health Centre &#8211; Te Whare Ora O Eket\u0101huna"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Eket\u0101huna Health Centre &#8211; Te Whare Ora o Eket\u0101huna 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, Eket\u0101huna. Alternatively, you can call 06 375 8188.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our clinic is open Monday \u2013 Thursday 9am \u2013 12pm, 2pm \u2013 4pm; Friday 9am -12pm, 1.30pm \u2013 2.45pm. When we are closed, call Healthline on 0800 611 116.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Eket\u0101huna Health Centre \u2013 Te Whare Ora o Eket\u0101huna will hold its ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING on Thursday 18th September at 5.30pm in the lounge at the back of the clinic. All welcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Flu vaccines continue be available; please book in with the nurses. Ask about your eligibility; it may be free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eketahuna.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/healthcentre.png\" alt=\"Eket\u0101huna Health Centre\" class=\"wp-image-1790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eketahuna.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/healthcentre.png 600w, https:\/\/www.eketahuna.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/healthcentre-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.eketahuna.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/healthcentre-150x113.png 150w, https:\/\/www.eketahuna.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/healthcentre-135x100.png 135w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Weekly Well-Being activities: Mondays Chair Yoga 9.45am at St. Cuthbert\u2019s Hall and Wednesdays Menz Shed (next to the health centre) from 9.30am.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our next monthly ladies&#8217; brunch will be on Monday 22 September 11am at St. Cuthbert\u2019s Hall; that\u2019s fourth Monday for this month only.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next Community Garden working bee will be Thursday 18 September 10am \u2013 12noon. We are a friendly bunch so do come along to help. The excellent Eket\u0101huna Crop Swap is Sunday 21 September 10.30am. Please ensure you bring something garden related to swap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eket\u0101huna Food Bank can provide kai assistance to those living in Eket\u0101huna. Call or text Emma on 021 250 3015 to access this service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also in September: Wairarapa Community Law Tuesday 2 September 1pm \u2013 3pm and watch out for our Blue September event to raise awareness for prostate cancer which can affect 1 in 8 men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Emma, Kendra, Kim, Sara, Lee-Anne and the Executive Committee<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"61\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eketahuna.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/nurses_hearts.png\" alt=\"nurses\" class=\"wp-image-2153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eketahuna.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/nurses_hearts.png 400w, https:\/\/www.eketahuna.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/nurses_hearts-300x46.png 300w, https:\/\/www.eketahuna.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/nurses_hearts-150x23.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eket\u0101huna Health Centre &#8211; Te Whare Ora o Eket\u0101huna 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. 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