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New online breast screening system
BreastScreen Aotearoa has a new National Breast Screening System called Te Puna, providing the option of arranging your screening appointments online.
A new online breast screening system — Te Puna
From July 2025, you can enrol, book or change your appointments with BreastScreen Aotearoa, using a link to our new online system – Te Puna.
Te Puna translates to ‘the spring’. The name reflects the purpose of the BreastScreen Aotearoa programme, to protect the life and health of wāhine.
Your secure personalised link will be included in your screening invitations, sent by email, text or letter when you become eligible and whenever you are due to screen.
Access to Te Puna is free — you will not be charged or need data on your mobile phone.
If you need help while using the online system, you can click the ‘request support’ button in the bottom right while in Te Puna, or you can call the team by freephoning 0800 270 200