Christmas Opening Hours 2025
- Oct 27, 2025
- 1 min read
We are closed from Thursday 25th December 2025 and will re-open on Monday 5th January 2026.
Our main after-hours provider on weekends, public holidays and out of office hours is the Pegasus 24 Hour Surgery. During other times you have a range of options including other after hours and tele-health services, please see below.
Remember to call 111 if it is an emergency.
Same day virtual clinician consults. Practice Plus is available weekdays until 10pm and weekends and public holidays 8am – 8pm.
Southern Cross Care HQ
An online GP consultation service available for Southern Cross members.
Healthline
0800 611 116
Free health care advice 24/7 from nurses, paramedics and advisors.
Bettr
Online or phone consultations 7 days a week from 8am to 8pm.
MedOnline NZ
Online GP consultations.
Healthify NZ
Patient information, including advice for patients on how to do telehealth consults
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