Newborn hearing screening services

Newborn hearing screening checks whether your pēpi (baby) hears well. All regions across the motu offer newborn hearing screening free of charge to every eligible pēpi born in their area, whether they are born in hospital or at home. If you do not get offered newborn hearing screening, ask your midwife or doctor to refer you to your local newborn hearing screeners.


North Island

Auckland

Phone

09 307 4949 extension 25020

Mobile

021 497 590

Email

hearingscreening@adhb.govt.nz

Postal address

Level 10
Support Building
Auckland City Hospital


Bay of Plenty

Phone 

07 579 8944

Mobile

021 824 217

Email

NewbornHearing.Screening@bopdhb.govt.nz

Postal address

Private Bag 12024
Tauranga Mail Centre
Tauranga 3143


Counties Manukau

Phone 

0800 222 169

Mobile

021 523 688

Email 

NewbornHearingScreening@middlemore.co.nz

Postal address

Private Bag 93311
Otahuhu
Auckland 1640


Gisborne

Phone 

06 869 0500 extension 8252

Mobile 

021 529 035

Email 

audiology@tdh.org.nz

Postal address 

Audiology Department
Hauora Tairawhiti
421 Ormond Rd
Private Bag 7001
Gisborne 4040


Hawkes Bay

Phone 

06 878 8109 extension 6019

Email 

Felice.King@hbdhb.govt.nz

Postal address

Private Bag 9014
Hastings


Hutt Valley

Phone 

04 587 2647

Email

NewbornHearingScreening@huttvalleydhb.org.nz

Postal address

Private Bag 31907
Lower Hutt 5040


Palmerston North

Phone 

06 356 9169 extension 7224

Email 

catherine.knight@midcentraldhb.govt.nz

Postal address

c/o Catherine Knight
Audiology Department
Private Bag 11036
Manawatu Mail Centre
Palmerston North 4442


Rotorua

Phone 

07 343 7747 extension 8205 

Mobile

027 405 3761

Email 

nbhs@lakesdhb.govt.nz

Postal address

Population Health
Private Bag 3023
Rotorua Mail Centre
Rotorua 3046


Taranaki

Phone 

06 753 6139 extension 7750 or extension 8689

Mobile 

027 328 0883

Email 

Newbornhearingscreeners@tdhb.org.nz

Postal address 

Newborn Hearing Screening 
Taranaki District Health Board
Ward 15
27 David Street
New Plymouth 4310


Waikato

Phone 

07 839 8899 extension 95375

Mobile 

021 472 576

Email 

NewbornHearingScreening@waikatodhb.health.nz

Postal address

c/o Audiology Department
Waikato Hospital
Private Bag 3200
Hamilton 3240


Wairarapa

Phone 

06 946 9800 extension 4119

Mobile 

027 778 1016

Email 

jo.simpson@wairarapadhb.org.nz

Postal address 

PO Box 96
Masterton 5840


Waitemata

Phone 

0800 864 734

Mobile 

021 223 8400

Email 

nbhs@waitematadhb.govt.nz

Postal address 

Private Bag 9315
Lincoln Road
Henderson
Waitakere 0650


Wellington

Phone

021 199 8261

Email

NewbornHearingScreeners@ccdhb.org.nz

Postal address

Private Bag 7902
Wellington 6242


Whanganui

Phone 

06 348 3203

Mobile

021 901 590

Email

newbornhearing@wdhb.org.nz

Postal address

Private Bag 3003
Whanganui 4540


Whangarei

Phone 

09 404 2858 extension 7859 or 0800 456 575

Email 

Newborn.Hearing@northlanddhb.org.nz

Postal address 

Northland District Health Board
Private Bag 9742
Whangarei 0148


South Island

Dunedin

Phone 

0800 885 544

Mobile

027 406 4221

Email 

newborn.hearing@southerndhb.govt.nz

Postal address

Population Health - Southern DHB
Private Bag 1921
Dunedin 9045


Greymouth

Phone 

03 769 7803

Email 

mary.sullivan@wcdhb.health.nz

Postal address 

McBrearty Ward
Greymouth Hospital
Greymouth


Nelson Marlborough

Mobile

022 658 5017

Email 

newbornhearingscreeners@nmdhb.govt.nz

Postal address

Private Bag 18
Nelson


Timaru

Phone 

03 687 2140

Mobile 

022 011 3038

Email

NBHS@scdhb.health.nz

Postal address

Private Bag 911
Queen Street
Timaru 7940