What's New?

Christmas and New Years closure - Maungatapere Medical Centre will be closing for the Christmas and New Years period from 12pm on Tuesday 23^rd December 2025 and reopening for business on Monday 5^th January 2026.
Please make sure you have ordered any repeat prescriptions you may need over this period before we close.

Dargaville clinic - We have an additional clinic in Dargaville open Tuesdays - Thursdays, 9am - 3pm. It is located inside the Kaipara Dental building, next to the Kaipara District Council building.
PA. Jamie Torres, Dr. Jim Schimanski and Dr. Tama Herman are available to see patients in person or as a phone consult.
To book, call us on (09) 430 8062 and ask for an appointment in Dargaville.

Fees update - Some of our fees increased on Monday 15^th September 2025. We are also bringing in a $5 fee for bloods. We did not charge for this service before. See our Fees tab for more information.

Childhood immunisations - All childhood immunisations on the NZ National Immunisation Schedule are fully funded. Contact us to book your child's free vaccination now.
For more information about the available immunisations please click here.

Flu vaccinations - We offer fully funded flu vaccinations for Maori and Pasifika over 55 years old, all patients over 65 years old, pregnant patients, patients with certain chronic medical conditions, and children 4 years and under who have been hospitalised for respiratory illness. The fee for non-funded patients is $30.
Eligible conditions include diabetes, cancer, and certain cardiac, respiratory, renal, autoimmune, or mental health conditions. Please enquire with us to check your eligibility.