Emergency, Medical, Health & Social Providers

 


Emergency Services

In cases of emergency for Ambulance, Fire or the Police call 111

In cases of poisoning contact the National Poisons Centre 24/7 on 0800 764 766

Coastguard

In an emergency, dial 111 and ask for Police.

If you're on the water and have a VHF radio, call Channel 16, the international channel for maritime distress, and issue a Mayday call:

  • Say 'mayday, mayday, mayday' and state your vessel name and location, then repeat three times.
  • If possible please provide details of the emergency.
  • Keep calling until you get a response and follow any instructions.

Coastguard North Kaipara covers the Kaipara Harbour. The website has all the information required before taking your boat out on the water.


Hospitals

Whangarei Hospital: call 09 430 4100, Maunu Rd, Whangarei

Dargaville Hospital: call 09 439 3330, 77 Awakino Rd, Dargaville


Medical Centres

Coast to Coast Healthcare is the primary healthcare provider in the area.

Maungaturoto Medical Centre: call 09 431 8576, 138 Hurndall St, Maungaturoto
Hours:  Monday to Friday 8am–5pm

Paparoa Medical Centre: call 09 431 7222, 1980 Paparoa Valley Rd, Paparoa
Hours: Tuesday and Thursday 8am to 5pm only – call to book an appointment

Wellsford Medical Centre: call 09 423 8086, 220 Rodney St, Wellsford
Hours: Open Seven Days 8am to 8pm


Mental Health & Addictions

Mental Health & Addictions - Community Assessment & Treatment Team (CATT) | Te Tai Tokerau (Northland): call 0800 959 606 (Whangarei) Kaipara: call 09 439 3330 Extn: 65401

Pharmacists

Orrs Unichem Maungaturoto Pharmacy: call 09 431 8045 Fax: 09 431 8808

Email: maungaturoto@orrs.co.nz 

Website: greencrosshealth.co.nz/result/unichem-orrs-pharmacy-maungaturoto?i=356 

Hours

Open: Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm

Closed Weekends and Public Holidays

Services provided

  • Emergency contraceptive pill (ECP)
  • Urinary tract infections (UTIs) – Antibiotics for Women (Eligibility criteria applies)
  • Oral Contraceptive pill (Eligibility criteria applies)
  • Sildenafil dispensing for erectile dysfunction (Eligibility criteria applies)
  • Clozapine dispensing
  • Long-term conditions (LTC) service
  • Opioid Substitution Treatment Service
  • Smoking cessation
  • Maviret dispensing for hepatitis C
  • Medicines compliance packaging
  • Disability aids – Walkers, Scooters, Shower stools, Toilet stools etc
  • Incontinence products
  • Medicine & needles disposal service
  • WINZ and other reports
  • Selected oral contraceptives
  • COVID-19 antiviral medicine (if you have a prescription from your doctor or nurse)
  • COVID-19 antiviral medicine (if you may be eligible but don’t have a prescription)
  • COVID-19 RAT Collection site
  • Medicines use review service (MURS)
  • Immunisation
  • Passport Photos – Instant print or email
  • Photo Kiosk – Print Photos from Phone or USB on-site (4”x6” size).
  • For Bigger sizes or Canvas prints or specialised prints like mugs, and keychains (off-site printing available as well)
  • Patients with Mobility issues or Access issues or unable to reach us during working days


Delivery Options for patients/customers:

1)    SKELTON DRAPERY – PAPAROA — 2008 Paparoa Valley Road, Ph: 09 431 7306

We have a Licensed Medicine Depot at Skelton’s Drapery in Paparoa, which opens Mon–Fri (8.30am to 5pm) and Saturday (9am–noon).

Medicines are double bagged and confidentiality assured. Any charges can be paid at the time of collection at Skelton’s.

Delivery time: Next day, depending upon availability of stock (Ring & check with Pharmacy)

Charges: FREE DELIVERY—Only Med charges to pay.

Order Medication/Repeats/OTC meds etc from Pharmacy and tell us if you want to collect from Paparoa. Orders placed before 4pm, can be collected the next day. 

2)     RURAL DELIVERY OPTION

  • Area covered: Any deliveries to Matakohe, Paparoa, Tinopai, Pahi can be organised using Rural Delivery (RD1) delivery option
  • Delivery time: Usually delivered next day into your Mailbox or can be dropped off at PO Box in Paparoa
  • Charges: $2 delivery charge applies on top of medication charge (if any). Ring Pharmacy to arrange charges to be paid via Internet Banking as drivers don’t accept any cash

Eldercare

Riverview Rest Home and Village – call 09 431 8696, 137 Hurndall Street, Maungaturoto.

We are currently a sixteen-bed rest home, 14-bed Dementia unit with an 8-bed hospital wing in the pipeline. Riverview’s Residential Village, adjacent to the rest home, offers thirteen rental units and fourteen ‘own your own’  units. A medical centre, operated by Coast to Coast Health, provides convenient on-site care for all residents.

This facility also offers respite care for more information contact 09 431 8696.



Health Shuttle Service

Linking Hands Health Shuttle – call 09 431 8969 or 027 linking, 131 Hurndall Street, Maungaturoto. 

Transport to and from any health-related appointment. Also has three public computers available, printing, scanning etc on-site at the office.



Physiotherapist

Maungaturoto Physio: Maungaturoto and Paparoa Clinics are located at the Coast to Coast Medical Centres in both townships. 
Phone 09 431 9062 email: admin@maungaturotophysio.co.nz to book an appointment
ACC registered -- no referral necessary

Maungaturoto Clinic: Monday and Tuesday 8.15am to 2.30pm and Wednesday to Friday 8.15am-4pm

Paparoa Clinic: Monday to Wednesday 9am-3pm


Dentists

Mangawhai Dental – call 09 431 5884, 30 Moir Street, Mangawhai Village

Dental Domain – call 09 777 4343, 1 Kagan Avenue, Mangawhai
Website: Dental Domain

Wellsford Dental – call 09 423 8017, 163 Rodney Street, Wellsford




Optometrist

Mangawhai Optometrists – call 09 431 4861 or 029 770 1930, 1/62 Moir Street, Mangawhai




Social Services

Otamatea Community Services: call 09 431 9080, 153 Hurndall St West, Maungaturoto

OCS operates a range of services, including:

  • Food Bank – operates on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9am - 4pm.  Phone to enquire about a food parcel on 09 431 9080
  • Social Work – Practical intervention to identify needs, goals and network with relevant services as appropriate. Our social worker is mobile, utilises a bicultural approach to her work and loves to engage with our community across the Kaipara region
  • Financial Mentor – Phone us at 431 9080 or call into the Community House and book an appointment for financial mentoring. 
  • Senior Social Services – We provide an advocacy service when it is needed. On the first Wednesday of every month we serve morning tea and a two-course lunch for seniors at the St John Hall. There is usually entertainment after morning tea and transport is available if required. On the third Wednesday we have 'chocolate bingo' in the Anglican Church Hall which is another popular fun event
  • Family Support – This service is for families who are facing challenges around family relationships and other areas, journeying with them as they reach their potential again
  • Counselling Services – We offer a professional counselling service with trained counsellors focusing on abuse and trauma (both current and historical), family issues, including counselling children, relationships and domestic violence.
  • Parenting – We run a one-on-one in-home parenting programme designed to show you how you can encourage the behaviour that is important in your family.
Te Uri o Hau Settlement Trust – Hapū Development – call 0800 438 894 
Te Tai Tokerau Maori Trust Building, 2nd Floor, 5 Hunt Street, Whangarei. 
Email: tangatadevelopments@uriohau.co.nz

The trust provides for its hapu members with various services and support, including:

  • Te Uri o Hau Charitable Trust – To provide the means for distributing funds to Te Uri o Hau through marae, whanau and suitable programmes for social, cultural benefit to whanau
  • Education Grants – TUOH Charitable Trust distributes grants to registered hapu members and marae each year.
  • Family Start Dargaville – call 0800 832 944, 5466 State Highway 1, Awakino, Dargaville. Hours Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm. Family Start is a home visiting programme that focusses on improving children’s growth and health, learning and relationships, family circumstance, environment and safety.
  • Whanau Ora Kaiarahi Kaiwaka – Centre 10 Kaiwaka-Mangawhai Road, Kaiwaka or call/send a text to one of our friendly team members. Whanau Ora provides free in-home support service to whanau to achieve their aspirations in life. It places whanau at the centre of decision-making and support them to build a more prosperous future. Our Kaiarahi assists whanau to identify their strengths and develop long-term plans with achievable goals. Kaiarahi will advocate and connect whanau to other support services that whanau require to achieve their aspirations. Kaiarahi will support whanau to become independent, encourage confidence and self-awareness.

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