Rotorua‘s Covid-19 testing clinic set to move

Rotorua's Covid-19 testing clinic has moved to a site on Vaughan Rd.

The Rotorua Covid-19 swabbing clinic at the Rotorua Energy Events Centre is closing midday Friday and will reopen Saturday morning at a new site – the former Holmes Packaging site at 2 Vaughan Rd.

The new swabbing clinic location will be open for business at 9am on Saturday, June 27, and will be open both days of the weekend from 9am to midday.


The Vaughan Rd swabbing centre will operate as a drive-through facility, as happened at the Energy Events Centre, so people are asked to following the signage and the traffic cones and observe all staff requests.

Entry to the swabbing clinic will be off Vaughan Rd, and exit on to Te Ngae Rd.

Currently, the general weekday opening for the Rotorua testing centre is 9am-4pm, and 9am-midday Saturday and Sunday. Numbers of tests have increased in the past week, so people need to be patient.

The Taupō testing centre at the AC Baths is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10am – 3pm, and is closed at the weekends.

If you have symptoms of Covid-19, you should be tested and can drop into the Rotorua swabbing clinic.

The symptoms of Covid-19 are similar to common illnesses such as a cold or influenza and may be one or more of the following: cough, a high temperature, shortness of breath, sore throat, sneezing and runny nose, temporary loss of smell.

If you need advice call Healthline on 0800 358 5453.

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