Sexual health services — Hawke's Bay

Health NZ | Te Whatu Ora — Hawke's Bay offers free sexual health service for people across their lifespan.

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Services we provide

We provide free sexual health services for people across Hawke's Bay. Services are provided by specialist clinicians with advanced knowledge and education specific to sexual health.

Services include:

  • basic STI screening
  • contraception, including long-acting reversible contraceptives
  • pregnancy testing
  • STI counselling and advice
  • complex case management
  • specialist care and treatment.

We also have 2 24/7 sexual health services for people who have experienced sexual violence.

Sexual violence support — Hawke's Bay

Our sexual health services are available in

  • Napier
  • Hastings
  • Flaxmere
  • Wairoa
  • Central Hawke's Bay.

Referral information

We accept self-referrals and referrals from healthcare professionals.

Sexual health services by other providers

Most healthcare providers in the region offer sexual health services, including:

  • advice and information
  • contraception for girls, including oral contraception, depo-provera injection and Jadelle (which goes just under the skin in the arm)
  • free condoms
  • STI (sexually transmitted infection) checks
  • pregnancy tests
  • referral to the hospital if needed.

Sexual health services are free if you are:

  • 20 years old and under and live in Hastings, Napier or Central Hawke's Bay
  • 24 years old and under and live in Wairoa.

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