{"id":5954,"date":"2026-02-25T14:23:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T02:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eketahuna.co.nz\/?p=5954"},"modified":"2026-02-25T15:48:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T03:48:33","slug":"eketahuna-health-centre-te-whare-ora-o-eketahuna-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eketahuna.co.nz\/?p=5954","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 located at 1 Bengston Street, Eket\u0101huna. Our<br>nurse-led clinic is open Monday \u2013 Thursday 9am \u2013 12pm, 2pm \u2013 4pm; Friday 9am -12pm, 1.30pm \u2013<br>2.45pm. Call Us on 06 375 8188. When we are closed, call Healthline on 0800 611 116.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our mission is to provide services to promote a healthy community through affordable health services,<br>community participation and education. Enrolment is easy and you remain registered with your GP. Our<br>holistic health offering includes our nurse-led clinic, counselling, addiction services, and Plunkett. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have user pays service from Back in Action every Wednesday; go to www.getbackinaction.co.nz to book this service.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We now offer a new ear suctioning service which costs $55 for adults<\/strong>; thanks to our<br>wonderful supporters Waireka Community Trust for the grant to purchase the equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Flu season is soon upon us.<\/strong> We will be vaccinating from<strong> 2nd April<\/strong> for funded patients ie 65+ and those<br>with long term conditions. If any organisations in the district would like to help their staff, please get in<br>touch with the clinical team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"118\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eketahuna.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/fluthumbnail.png\" alt=\"Flu vaccinations at Eket\u0101huna Health Centre\" class=\"wp-image-5507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eketahuna.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/fluthumbnail.png 300w, https:\/\/www.eketahuna.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/fluthumbnail-150x59.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">March celebrates National Nutrition and Physical Activity Awareness: Jono van Klink of Think Hauora can provide exercise programmes for those with long term health conditions; referral by nurses or self-referral via the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thinkhauora.nz\/our-services\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Think Hauora<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thinkhauora.nz\/our-services\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a>. Our wonderful gym facilities are open during clinic hours for gold<br>coin donation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other ways to increase physical activity are also provided by the health centre: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mondays Chair Yoga 9.45am at St. Cuthbert\u2019s Hall (by Koha) and <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wednesdays Menz Shed (next to the health centre) from 9.30am. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-aa9e6c1b57c9b210c07855919a51afb7\">Eket\u0101huna Community Garden working bee will be Thursday 19 March 10am \u2013 12noon. We would love some more volunteers. If Thursdays don\u2019t work, please get in touch and we can tee up another time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>March is the month of a key fundraiser for the health centre; we are only part funded by Health New<br>Zealand and rely on the generosity of donations and on grants to provide health care in Eket\u0101huna. Our<br>nurses are organising a horse trek on Sunday 15 March and support staff will be providing lunch for the<br>riders. Pop into the health centre or visit our Facebook page to book you place. We would like this<br>annual fundraiser to be big and better each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This month our healthy and nutritious ladies\u2019 brunch will be on Monday 23 March 11am at St.<br>Cuthberts Hall.<\/strong> <em>It has been moved one week for this month only<\/em>.<br><strong>Wairarapa Community Law will next be in attendance in April &#8211; first Tuesday 1pm \u2013 3pm<\/strong><br><strong>The excellent Eket\u0101huna Crop Swap is Sunday 15 March 10.30am.<\/strong> Please ensure you bring something<br>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<br>250 3015 to access this service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Student Nurse Neri Gabato has completed her placement with us; many thanks to Neri for her sunny<br>disposition and help in the clinic; especially noodles for delicious lunch!<\/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\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kendra, Kim, Sara, Lee-Anne, Emma and the executive committee.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eket\u0101huna Health Centre &#8211; Te Whare Ora o Eket\u0101huna is located at 1 Bengston Street, Eket\u0101huna. 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