Senior doctors and dentists at Health NZ public hospitals and health services plan to strike for 48 hours on Tuesday 23 September and Wednesday 24 September.
Emergency departments will be open for emergencies only.
GPs, after-hours and urgent care clinics, and other community health providers are not affected by the strikes and will continue to operate as normal.
Community immunisation clinics provide free immunisation for pēpi, tamariki and whānau. They can also check what immunisations you or your whānau may need and answer any questions you may have about immunisations.
Community immunisation clinics can immunise you, your pēpi or tamariki for vaccines on the National Immunisation Schedule, as well as COVID-19 and flu.
They can also:
Community immunisation clinics are delivered in partnership with a variety of organisations including Hauora Māori Partners, Plunket | Whānau Āwhina, and pharmacies. Some of these organisations also offer one off vaccination visits to your home.
Wednesday 25 June
IMMS based korero
Methodist Church, Dargaville. Time: 10-1pm
Te Ha Oranga, 77 Awakino Road, Dargaville 0310external link
Date: Thursday 26 June
Hours: All day
Event 2: Saturday 13 September 2025.
Outdoor Event, Dargaville Rugby Club, Dargaville.
Time: TBC
Pop up 4: 15 November 2025 – Dargaville (details to come)
See the moko van? Nau ma, haere mai. Pop in for a chat.
Phone: 09 408 4024 extension 512
Email: imms@tehikuhauora.nzexternal link
Fale Pasifika
13 Mangakahia Road, Kaikohe 0405, New Zealandexternal link
Street parking only.
Dates: Every second Tuesday. The next clinic is 1 July.
Hours: 10am to 6pm
Pop up 2: 22 August 2025 – Kaikohe (details to come)
Hineamaru building, Ngāti Hine Health Trust
2 – 4 Rayner Street, Kawakawa, 0210external link
Date: Saturday 28 June
Hours: All day
16 Commerce Street, Whangārei 0110, New Zealandexternal link
Drop-in, no appointment needed. Free visitor parking available.
Dates: every Thursday and Saturday
Hours:
8B Porowini Avenue, Morningside, Whangārei 0110, New Zealandexternal link
Some on-site parking.
Dates: every Friday
Hours: All day
Pop up 5: 14 December 2025 – Whangārei (Main Event) (details to come)
Saturday 12 July 2025
Simpson Park
Moerewa 0211
Time: TBC
If you cannot make it to an upcoming immunisation community clinic, there are lots of other ways to be immunised or to check what immunisations you may need.
You can also:
If you have any questions and would like to talk to someone about your or your child’s immunisations you can also:
