Public Health services in Hawke’s Bay
The community nursing service provides a wide range of specialist nursing care in our communities.
Community Nursing in Hawke's Bay
For guidance on early childhood centre health assessments visit the Health New Zealand website.
Early childhood centre health assessmentsexternal link
Keeping your centre healthyexternal link
Early learning service and kōhanga reo resourcesexternal link
Our health protection officers work to protect and promote the health and wellbeing of people across the Wellington region from actual and potential environmental hazards and risks across the region.
Environmental health — Health NZexternal link
Most vaccines can be booked online or over the phone.
There are some walk-in clinics available where you do not need to book.
Hawke's Bay immunisation clinics
Contact Public Health on 0800 266 020external link if you need support and assistance with managing an outbreak in an early childhood centre or an aged-residential care facility.
Report suspected foodborne illness (food poisoning)
Self Notified Illness Questionnaire Hawkes Bayexternal link
The Child Health team works with many community organisations, agencies and Government departments to promote health and wellbeing within our community.
Child Health Team — Hawke's Bay
Find your local sexual health clinic
Find local sti clinics in New Zealand get closest sexual health clinicsexternal link
The role of public health
The National Public Health Service is responsible for:
- monitoring environmental health and notifiable diseases
- preventing the spread of disease, including at our international borders
- promoting healthy eating and physical activity
- promoting safe environments and good health practices in early childhood centres, kōhanga reo, schools and kura kaupapa
- some health services for tamariki, such as screening, B4 School Checks, and tuberculosis (BCG) immunisation for at risk tamariki aged under 5 years old
- reviewing public health regulations and inquiring into applications for alcohol licences and the development of Local Alcohol Plans
- enforcing elements of the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990
- guiding and enforcing public health plans, strategies and legislation.
Full information about National Public Health Service and what they do is on the Health NZ website.
Contact information
To contact the National Public Health Service in Hawke’s Bay:
Office and postal addresses
Napier
Dalton House (office base)
180 Dalton Street
Napier
Napier Health
76 Wellesley Road
Napier
Flaxmere
Flaxmere Community Health
19 Swansea Road
Flaxmere
Central Hawke's Bay
Central Hawke's Bay Health Centre
1 Cook Street
Waipukurau
Wairoa
Wairoa Health
36 Kitchener Street
Wairoa