Te tāpui i tetahi toronga whiwhi rongoā āraimate Booking an immunisation appointment
How to book through your usual healthcare provider
Call your usual doctor, nurse, or healthcare provider if you have one to make a vaccination appointment. Plan at least 1 to 2 weeks ahead so you can get a time and date that works best for you and your whānau.
If you are unable to call, check your health provider’s website for other options to make an appointment.
Ask for a vaccination appointment for either yourself or your child. You will need to provide the name and date of birth of the person being immunised. The provider will know what immunisations you need as they can look this up on the National Immunisation Register.
Online and phone bookings
You can book all vaccines on the National Immunisation Schedule, plus COVID-19 and flu vaccines online through Book My Vaccine.
- Book online: Book my vaccine (external link)
- Book over the phone: 0800 28 29 26 — 8:30am to 5pm, Monday to Friday (except public holidays).
Travel vaccinations
Travel vaccinations (excluding measles vaccines) need to be booked through your usual doctor, nurse, healthcare provider, or dedicated travel clinic.
Vaccination sites anyone can access
Healthpoint has a list and map of places that anyone can access to get an immunisation. This includes pharmacies and doctors that take casual (not enrolled) patients.
Vaccination sites that anyone can access — Healthpoint (external link)
Childhood immunisation sites that anyone can access — Healthpoint (external link)
School-based immunisations
Public health teams visit participating schools to immunise students against HPV and tetanus, diphtheria, and whooping cough — usually in Year 7 or Year 8. Your child's school will give you information and consent forms.
If your child has missed a school vaccination, contact your school to see if there is a catch-up vaccination day.
If your school is not offering immunisations, or your child has missed out for any other reason, they can easily catch up with a visit to your doctor, nurse, or healthcare provider. This is also an option if you would like to be with your child when they get their vaccination.
Pharmacy immunisations
Adults, older children, and teenagers may be able to get some vaccinations at pharmacies including:
- flu
- measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR)
- HPV
- chickenpox
- tetanus, diphtheria, whooping cough (Boostrix)
- meningococcal
- COVID-19.
Contact your local pharmacy to see what immunisations they offer and if you need to book an appointment. Before booking, check to see if there is a cost involved.
Healthpoint has a list of pharmacies in your area and their contact details.
Find a pharmacy offering immunisations your area — Healthpoint (external link)
If you need extra support
When you make an appointment, make sure you let the team know if you or your tamariki might need some extra help.
They may be able to:
- provide a space away from other people
- support you with other tamariki you bring to the appointment
- arrange accessibility and mobility assistance
- arrange for a home visit — this may be through another health service.
Chat to the disability team
We have a dedicated disability team you can call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- Call: 0800 11 12 13
- Text: 8988 for free
- Email: access@whakarongorau.nz
A person with disability experience or knowledge will answer your call from 8am to 8pm. After 8pm, calls are answered by a trained member of the Healthline team.
You can ask them questions about:
- accessibility at different vaccination sites
- getting vaccinations safely
- home vaccinations for you or your tamariki.
Talk to someone about immunisations
If you have any questions and would like to talk to someone about your, or your child’s, immunisations you can:
- talk to your doctor, nurse, trusted healthcare professional, lead maternity carer, or Well Child Tamariki Ora nurse
- call Healthline any time on 0800 611 116 — translators are available
- call PlunketLine any time on 0800 933 922.