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COVID-19 testing

Free Rapid antigen tests (RATs) are now the primary form of testing in the community for people who have symptoms or are a Household Contact. The most common early symptoms of the Omicron variant are a sore or scratchy throat and a runny nose.

'Click and Collect'
Please order your RAT home testing kit - 
or free call at 0800 222 478 (option 3) from 8am – 8pm.
 
RATs for healthcare and critical workers can also be ordered online.
 
To make a request via the website, you will need to have access to a mobile phone to validate the order. RATs can be requested on behalf of someone else.
 
Requesting RATs on the RAT Requester site is an easy step-by-step process, just follow the instructions. Once you have placed your order, you will be given an order number to present at one of our community testing and RATs collection centres.
People should only join the queue if they meet the following criteria:
  • you have cold or flu symptoms
  • you live with someone who has COVID-19
  • have been asked to get tested by a health official
If none of these apply then the testing team will not test or give you RAT kits and your time will have been wasted.
 
The most common early symptoms of the Omicron variant are a sore or scratchy throat, and a runny nose.
Symptoms include:
• sneezing and runny nose
• sore or scratchy throat
• fever
• new or worsening cough
• shortness of breath
• temporary loss of smell or altered sense of taste
• stomach bug (diarrhoea or vomiting)
 
RATs for healthcare and critical workers can be ordered online.

If you need immediate or urgent help, do not hesitate to seek medical care by calling 111 for an ambulance or going to your nearest hospital emergency department. Let staff know straight away that you’re concerned you may have symptoms associated with COVID-19.

  • It is free to get a COVID-19 test.
  • All GPs are able to provide assessment and testing – please phone your practice first. 
  • Please do not turn up to your GP without an appointment. 
  • After hours you can be seen at an urgent care clinic. 

Community testing and RATs collection centres

Te Kauwhata
Maurea Marae, 1205 Te Ohaki Road, Rangiriri
1.30pm - 2.30pm, Wednesday/Friday/Sunday
 
Ngāruawāhia
Ngā Miro Health Centre car park, 29 River Road
Monday to Friday - 9am-4pm
Saturday - 9am - 12noon
 
Huntly
Waahi Whaanui
23 Parry Street, Huntly
Monday to Friday - 9am - 12.30pm and 1-3pm
Saturday and Sunday - 9am-12noon
 
Raglan
Raglan Food Bank, 36 Bow Street Raglan
Monday, Wednesday and Friday - 9.30-11.30am
 
Kawhia
Kawhia Health Centre, 10 Tainui Street, Kawhia
Monday, Tuesday, Friday - 9am-3pm
Wednesday - 9am-12.30pm
Thursday - 1-5.30pm
 
Te Awamutu
 Waipa Racecourse, 1025 Racecourse Rd, Te Awamutu
1:30pm to 3:30pm, seven days a week
 
Cambridge
Cambridge Raceway, 1 Taylor Street, Cambridge
9am -12noon, seven days a week
 
Mokau School
Pickup from school carpark off Aria Tce
Mon-Fri 9.15 am- 2.45pm, 3.15-5pm
Weekends and holidays (including public) could be as requested via email, text, phone call (principal@mokau.school.nz)
 
Ōtorohanga
Otorohanga Referee Club, Rangipare St, Otorohanga
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday - 9.30am-3pm
Thursday, Friday - 9am-1.30pm
Closed on weekends
 
Te Kūiti
Centennial Park, William St entrance, Te Kūiti
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday - 9am-4pm
Thursday, Friday - 8.30am-2.30pm
Closed on weekends
  
Taumarunui
Miriama Club, 13 Miriama St, Taumarunui
Monday to Friday - 9am - 2pm
(Please note days and hours may be extended if required)

Tokoroa
Dreghorn Place Carpark, Tokoroa
Monday - Saturday - 10am-2pm
 
Putāruru
Glenshea Park, Park Ave, Putāruru
Tuesday and Thursday - 11am-1pm
 
Morrinsville
Recreation Grounds, Morrinsville. Entrance is off Avenue Road South, exit Cureton Street.
1 – 3pm, Monday/Wednesday/Friday
 
Matamata
Western Street carpark, 49 Western St, Matamata
9.30 - 11am, Monday/Wednesday/Friday

Te Aroha
Spur Street Carpark, Te Aroha
1 - 3pm, seven days a week

Paeroa
Paeora Racecourse, Paeroa, entrance from Ainslie Road.
Wednesday, Friday and Saturday - 2 - 3pm
 
Waihi
Clarks Pharmacy, 2 Rosemont Road, Waihi
Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday -9.30am - 11.30am
 
Ngatea
Hugh Hayward Domain Carpark, 78 Orchard West Rd, Ngatea
10 – 12pm, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
 
Thames
Rhodes Park, 449 Ngati Maru Highway SH25, Thames
Tuesday and Thursday - 2.45 - 3.45pm and Sunday - 2.30 - 3.30pm
 
Whangamatā
Beach Road Reserve, Beach Road, Whangamatā
Wednesday, Friday and Saturday - 9.15 - 10.15am
 
Tairua
Tairua Community Hall, 210 Main Rd, Tairua
Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday - 12 - 1pm

Coromandel
Coromandel Family Health, Drive thru in the Woollams Ave carpark
Monday, Wednesday and Friday - 3.00pm - 3.20pm

Colville 
Colville Fire Station, 2331 Colville Road
11am - 1pm, Wednesday  
Note: Urgent RATs requests for Colville, phone 021 174 9113

Whitianga
Mercury Bay Sports Park, Morewai Park Road, Whitianga
9.45 - 10.45am - Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday 
Note: Site is closed today - 26 June

Te Kohao Health Covid Testing drive-through, Hamilton
0800 4 TEKOHAO (8356426)
961 Wairere Dr, Hamilton
Monday to Friday - 10am-4pm
No appointment necessary
Not open weekends or public holidays

NOTE: This site will be closed Friday 1 July for essential maintenance and will reopen on Saturday 2 July

Greenwood COVID-19 testing and RATs collection centre
61-63 Greenwood Street, Frankton 
Entry from 41-43 Bandon Street off Greenwood Street (next to Subway)
If site is busy alternate route is from Killarney Road via Smith Street
8am – 4pm, seven days a week 

Designated General Practices

Please ring first to check if you need an appointment - don't just turn up. These general practices will take people who don’t have a regular doctor and are not enrolled at a general practice. Other GP practices are testing enrolled patients. See Healthpoint for a full list of GPs offering testing or call your GP to check. COVID-19 tests are free wherever you have one.
Anglesea Urgent Care Hamilton
07 858 0800
Gate 1, 3 Thackary Street
Hamilton		 7 days a week, 24 hours. Between 8am and 4pm, testing at Founders Community Testing Centre (no appointment necessary). Call the clinic after these hours to make an appointment.
Cambridge Family Health
1913 Cambridge Road,
Cambridge 

9am – 3pm Monday to Friday

Appointment only – patients should phone first
Coromandel Family Health
07 866 8500
80 Kapanga Road
Coromandel		 Monday - Friday 10am to 3pm. All patients to call the clinic and make an appointment in advance.
Glenview Medical Centre, Hamilton
07 843 4429
1 Urlich Ave, Melville, Hamilton		 Monday - Friday 8am to 5pm. All patients to call the clinic and make an appointment in advance.
Hamilton Lake Clinic
07 839 0092
31 Pembroke Street		 Monday - Friday 8.30am to 7pm. 
Health Te Aroha
07 8848 053
28 Church Street, Te Aroha		 Monday - Friday 9am to 3pm. Ideal to have referring practices give notice, or patients to call in advance.
Matamata Medical Centre
07 881 9102
56 Rawhiti Avenue, Matamata		 Monday - Friday 9am to 4.30pm. People to call the clinic and make an appointment in advance.
Mercury Bay Medical Centre
07 866 5911
87 Albert St, Whitianga
www.mbmc.co.nz		 All patients to call the clinic and make an appointment in advance. 
Paeroa Medical Centre
07 862 8755
4 Queen Street, Paeroa		 Monday - Friday 9.30am to 3.30pm, Saturday 9am to 11am. All patients to call the clinic and make an appointment in advance. 
Raglan Medical Centre
07 825 0114
9 Wallis Street, Raglan		 All patients to call the clinic to make a booking in advance. 
Te Kauwhata Medical Centre
07 826 3499
12 Main Road, Te Kauwhata		 All patients to call the clinic to make a booking in advance. 
Te Kohao Health Covid Testing drive-through, Hamilton
0800 4 TEKOHAO (8356426)
961 Wairere Dr, Hamilton

Monday to Friday - 10am-4pm

Drop-in clinics - no appointment necessary
Te Korowai O Hauora Thames
0508 835 676
210 Richmond Street, Thames

Monday - Friday 9am to 12pm, 1pm to 4pm. All patients to call the clinic and make an appointment in advance. 

Pop-up testing on Saturday 10am-1pm
Te Korowai O Hauora Whitianga
0508 835 676
2 Coghill Street, Whitianga		 All patients to call the clinic and make an appointment in advance. 
Te Kuiti Medical Centre
07 878 7878
28 Ailsa Street, Te Kuiti		 Ideal to have referring practices give notice, or patients to call in advance 
Thames Medical Centre
07 868 9444
817 Rolleston Street, Thames		 Please call the practice to make an an appointment in advance. 
Tokoroa Doctors
07 280 8579
21 Commerce Street, Tokoroa		 Monday - Friday 3pm to 5pm. All patients to call the clinic and make an appointment in advance. 
Tokoroa Family Health
07 886 5431
Gate 3, Tokoroa Hospital, Maraetai Road, Tokoroa		 Please call the practice to make an an appointment in advance. 
Tokoroa Medical Centre
07 886 8777
57-75 Maraetai Road, Tokoroa		 Please call the practice to make an an appointment in advance. 
Tui Medical Te Rapa, Hamilton
0800 175 175
26 Bryant Road, Te Rapa, Hamilton		 7 days a week, 9am to 3pm. All patients to call the clinic and make an appointment in advance. 
Victoria Clinic & Urgent Care, Hamilton
07 834 0333
173 Anglesea Street, Hamilton		 7 days a week, 8am to 8pm. Please call the clinic to make an appointment in advance.
Waihi Family Doctors
07 863 2112
43 Kenny Street, Waihi		 Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 3pm. Please call the practice to make an appointment.
Waihi Health Centre
07 863 8195
1 Mueller Street, Waihi		 Monday to Friday, 1pm to 3pm. Please call the practice to make an appointment.
Whangamata Medical Centre
07 865 8032
103 Lincoln Rd, Whangamata		 Monday - Friday 1pm to 5pm. Call to make an appointment in advance.