About Ngākawau Health Centre
Rural nurse specialists provide everyday care for the Ngākawau and Hector community and regular GP clinics are held with visiting doctors.
After hours rural primary care service
Ka Ora Telecare provides free health advice and treatment on weeknights (5pm to 8am) and 24 hours a day on weekends and public holidays.
The Ka Ora team will refer you to the in-person service available in your area if you need it.
Contact us
Contact Ngākawau Health Centre at:
1c Main Road
Hector
- phone: 03 788 5062
- email: Ngakawau.Clinic@wcdhb.health.nz
Opening hours
Ngākawau Health Centre is open:
Monday to Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm.
How to get to Ngākawau Health Centre
Ngākawau Health Centre services
Ngākawau Health Centre provides:
- blood pressure checks
- diabetes support
- ECG heart checks
- GP and family health care
- maternity and shared care maternity
- men’s health
- minor accident care
- palliative care and advanced care planning (ACP)
- sexual health checks
- skin cancer and mole checks
- support to stop smoking
- spirometry lung function tests
- subsidised chronic care management and care plus programmes
- Well Child Tamariki Ora checks
- women’s health including cervical smear tests
- ear, nose and throat services
- ear suctioning
- contraception insertion and removal.
Pharmacy
The nearest pharmacy is Buller Pharmacy in Westport.
Buller Pharmacy
Location: 168 Palmerston Street, Westport
Phone: 03 789 7629
Email: dispensary@bullerpharmacy.co.nz
Health NZ West Coast GP fee schedule
You will need to pay for GP appointments and other primary care services.
Health NZ West Coast GP fee schedulePDF224 KB
Some health services are free or have part of the cost covered if you are eligible.
Publicly funded health and disability services (internal link)