Welcome to Wadestown Medical Practice
Welcome to the Wadestown Medical Practice website.
We are a small, friendly medical centre, with four doctors and five nurses. We are located in the heart of Wadestown, next to the Wadestown Kitchen cafe, on the Wilton-Rongotai bus route.
We are open from 8am to 5pm, on weekdays.
We are currently accepting new patients living in Wadestown and adjoining suburbs. If you are new to the area, or simply would like to change to a doctor situated closer to where you live, please click on the 'enrol' tab.
May 2026 News
The 2026 flu vaccine is free for some people
The flu vaccine is free for people at higher risk of getting very sick, including:
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people aged 65 years and over
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people aged 6 months and over who have a long term medical condition like diabetes, asthma, or a heart condition
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pregnant people
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tamariki (children) aged 4 years and under who have been hospitalised for respiratory illness, or have a history of significant respiratory illness
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people with mental health conditions, including schizophrenia, major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, or schizoaffective disorder
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people who are currently accessing secondary or tertiary mental health and addiction services.
The funded flu vaccine for tamariki and adults (6 months of age and over) available in Aotearoa New Zealand is called Influvac Tetra.
https://www.healthnz.govt.nz/health-topics/immunisations/vaccines-aotearoa/flu-vaccine
If you need to pay for the flu vaccine
If you do not meet the above free flu vaccine criteria there will be a cost for the flu vaccine.
Please note we are not able to redeem work flu vouchers
When Covid-19 vaccines can be given
Check on the below link for the latest information on Covid vaccinations
Booking Appointments
You MUST be well for your appointment. If you have ANY cough/cold/flu/sore throat/asthma/ fever / sore red eyes symptoms please call us instead on 04 473 7248 or call Healthline: 0800 611 116 for COVID queries. If you have any of these symptoms please do a RAT test.
With a lot of respiratory illness in the community at the moment we do recommend wearing a mask when you come into the practice.
If you are making the appointment for someone other than yourself or for something outside of a standard 15 minute appointment eg. infusion, minor surgery, multiple vaccines, immunotherapy, allergy, driver’s license medical, IUD insertion, respiratory or travel services please phone us on 04 473 7248 as these are not standard bookings that can be made through ManageMyHealth.
From
The Team at Wadestown Medical Practice
If you would like to register for Manage My Health (MMH) so that you can receive your lab results online please tell your doctor when you come in or email us at reception@wadestownmedical.co.nz
We are now accepting standard GP consultation bookings via MMH.
MMH is a secure way of accessing your:
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Lab results (from the date you sign up)
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Vaccination history
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And enables you to receive and send secure messages with your doctor
(for complete consultations via MMH there will be a fee).
For more information go to: www.managemyhealth.co.nz
“He mauri korero, he mauri wānanga”
Through talking about how we feel, together we can find a better way.
It is Wadestown Medical Practice’s Policy to notify you of all your test results and we will endeavour to do this within two weeks, even if they are normal.
Please be assured however, that if your results are significantly abnormal you will be notified much sooner.