1822 days ago

Middlemore Hospital visitor policy and appointments - update!

The Team from Counties Manukau Health

Kia kaha whaanau! I know we’ve moved back to Alert Level 3, but you’ve got this! Here’s an update on our visitor policy at Level 3.

Public visiting at Middlemore Hospital, Manukau SuperClinic and other CM Health sites will be restricted to essential or compassionate grounds by arrangement with the relevant ward charge manager/nurse. More information on our visitor policy can be found here: countiesmanukau.health.nz...

If you have an elective surgery scheduled you will only be contacted by the service if your surgery is not going ahead.

For questions about outpatient appointments, please contact our Customer Service team: Phone: (09) 277 1660 available 07.30 am – 6.00 pm, Monday - Friday (except public holidays). Email: customerservice@superclinic.co.nz

Please check the updated Places of Interest and if any of these impact you follow the MoH’s guidance: bit.ly.... If you feel unwell please stay at home and call Healthline on 0800 611 116 who will advise you on what to do.

There are also a number of testing stations that have been set-up in our rohe. For a list please visit: www.arphs.health.nz...

Remember: wash your hands, scan QR codes with the COVID-19 Tracer app, stay home if you're sick and wear a face covering on public transport. #uniteagainstcovid19

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Some Choice News!

Kia pai from Sharing the Good Stuff

DOC is rolling out a new tool to help figure out what to tackle first when it comes to protecting our threatened species and the things putting them at risk.

Why does this matter? As Nikki Macdonald from The Post points out, we’re a country with around 4,400 threatened species. With limited time and funding, conservation has always meant making tough calls about what gets attention first.

For the first time, DOC has put real numbers around what it would take to do everything needed to properly safeguard our unique natural environment. The new BioInvest tool shows the scale of the challenge: 310,177 actions across 28,007 sites.

Now that we can see the full picture, it brings the big question into focus: how much do we, as Kiwis, truly value protecting nature — and what are we prepared to invest to make it happen?

We hope this brings a smile!

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Have you got New Zealand's best shed? Show us and win!

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

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Share your favourite main crop potato recipe and win a copy of our mag!

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Love potatoes? We will give away free copies of the May 2026 issue to readers whose potato recipes are used in our magazine. To be in the running, make sure you email your family's favourite way to enjoy potatoes: mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, by March 1, 2026.

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