"Our Children, Our Families"

      

About   Where   When   Our Team   Kohanga Reo   Advocacy/Referrals   Choosing Us   Immunisations   Ear Checks   Contact Us   Resources

About Us:

Our Well Child-Tamariki Ora service is available to all families who have children aged up to 5 years, and who live anywhere in the Hutt Valley or in Wainuiomata.

The programme helps care-givers, parents and whanau keep children safe and well by giving them . . .

  • support

  • information and advice

  • FREE WellChild checkups including dental and hearing checks, and

  • FREE immunisation.

We can see you at your home, your Kohanga Reo or at any of our 3 clinics.

Where are we?

You'll find our clinic alongside the Waiwhetu Medical Centre on Te Whiti Park, Waiwhetu in Lower Hutt (directly opposite the Waiwhetu Marae on Riverside Drive).

We also have clinics at Kokiri Pukeatua Marae Health Centre, 17 Fraser Street, Wainuiomata, and Orongomai Marae, 1 Railway Avenue, Upper Hutt.

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When can we see you?

Visits can be arranged to suit you and your whanau. The doctor will see you in the clinics or at your Kohanga reo.

The Nurse and Kaiawhina will see you at your home, Kohanga Reo or at the clinic.

Extra visits are available on request or as needed.

Our hours are Monday to Friday, 9am to 4.30pm.

Our Team:

Larisa Koning        Doctor

Elaine Gordon       Tamariki Ora Registered Nurse

Dallas Ratu           Kaiawhina

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Kohanga Reo:

Waiwhetu Kohanga Reo

Awhina te Kahui Nohinohi Kohanga Reo

Paparakau Tuarua Kohanga Reo

Advocacy and Referrals:

We can help with advocacy and referrals to other services such as:

  • Specialists

  • Hospital clinics and services

  • General practitioners

  • Work and Income NZ

  • Social Services

  • Mothers groups

  • Asthma Service

  • Specialist nurses: eg Ear Nurse Specialist

  • Parents As First Teachers (PAFT)

  • Naku Enei Tamariki Inc (NET)

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Choosing the Tamariki Ora Service:

Referral to the Service can be via your midwife, your GP, whanau, yourself or from a host of other services.

Immunisations:

Can be done in the clinics if you are registered with the Waiwhetu or Petone Medical Centres, or as a casual patient is you are not registered with a GP.

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Ear Checks:

Can be done in the clinics or at Kohanga reo.

How to contact us:

Phone: 04 587-1646

Fax:     04 586-4367

Txt:     027 3443-097

or email us here

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