North Shore (09) 486 8900
Waitakere (09) 839 0000

Media releases

New HPV self-testing research programme to launch in Auckland

Waitematā DHB, Auckland DHB, Counties Manukau Health and Total Healthcare PHO will offer HPV self-testing at select Local Doctors clinics from June 2021, as part of a new 18-month research…

Read More »

$1.96 million grant a welcome boost to Māori-led lung cancer screening programme

Waitematā DHB, Auckland DHB and University of Otago have today welcomed a $1.

Read More »

Westgate Mall site of new COVID-19 vaccination centre for West Auckland

“Love thy neighbour and get vaccinated” was the catch cry as Auckland’s second Pasifika-led community vaccination centre opened at Westgate Mall today, Wednesday 12 May.

Read More »

Birkenhead community COVID-19 vaccination clinic open for business

The North Shore’s first community COVID-19 vaccination clinic opened at Birkenhead this morning, making another important milestone in the rollout of the programme to protect the public.

Read More »

$40 million funding boost for new ward at Waitakere Hospital

Waitematā DHB welcomes today’s announcement of a $40 million funding package to build a new 30-bed inpatient ward at Waitakere Hospital. Read full release 

Read More »

New breast screening clinic to save lives of Auckland women

Auckland and Waitematā DHBs, with the help of Associate Minister of Health Dr Ayesha Verrall, have launched a new breast screening clinic in central Auckland today.

Read More »

Prime Minister opens new unit at Mason Clinic

E Tū Tanekaha, Waitematā DHB’s new state-of-the-art 15-bed medium secure unit at the Mason Clinic, was opened today by the Prime Minister, Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern, and Minister of Health…

Read More »

North Shore Hospital celebrates four 100-day milestones in SCBU

Over the next two weeks, four families in North Shore Hospital's Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) are celebrating their pre-term babies turning 100 days old.

Read More »

Next stage in new $267 million hospital building kicked off today

Today marks the next step in the construction of Waitematā DHB’s new hospital building, Tōtara Haumaru, on the North Shore Hospital campus. Read full release 

Read More »

Waitematā DHB celebrates a milestone moment in vaccination rollout

Emergency Department nurse Tegan Mayo was among the first Waitematā DHB first staff members to receive a dose of the Pfizer vaccine this week when new on-site healthcare worker vaccination clinics were…

Read More »