Free sexual health tests for eligible people
Auckland Sexual Health offer free STI tests for:
- people under 30 years of age
- community service card holder
- Māori or Pasifika
- transgender or non-binary
- men who have sex with men
- sex workers
- injecting drug users
You can choose whether to walk in for a Quick Check or request your Quick Check on-line.
Walk in for a Quick Check
If you do not need to talk to a nurse, you can go to any of our Sexual Health clinics and ask the reception team for a Quick Check.
They will register you and give you:
- a pack to take to the bathroom to do your own tests
- a form to take to Awanui labs for your blood test.
You will only be contacted if your test is positive for an infection.
You should ask to see a nurse as you may need extra tests and treatment if you:
- have symptoms
- have had contact with a person with a sexually transmitted infection (STI).
Find a sexual health clinic
Booked appointments are available at all clinics. Walk-in clinics are available at the West and South clinics.
Request a Quick Check on-line
If you do not need to talk to a nurse you can request your Quick Check on-line.
If you have symptoms or have had contact with a person with a STI you need to talk to a nurse.
Phone: 0800 739 432
If you are not eligible for a free test
If you do not meet the above eligibility criteria:
- contact your GP
- book an appointment with Sexual Wellbeing Aotearoa
- visit an accident and medical clinic.
If you have symptoms
If you have symptoms, or have been a sexual contact of a person with an STI, call Auckland Sexual Health on 0800 739 432, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm, to speak to a nurse.
Symptoms can include:
- tummy pain in the last 4 weeks
- pain with sex in the last 4 weeks
- burning or pain when you pee
- unusual discharge (wet stuff) from your penis, vagina or anus (bum)
- pain or swelling in your testicles
- sores on your penis, vagina or anus.
It is important you use a condom or do not have sex until you have been checked out and have the all-clear from your doctor or nurse.
What happens when you request a Quick Check on-line
Your request will be sent to Awanui Labs. You will receive a text to let you know that your request has been sent.
Results can take up to one week. You will only be contacted if any of your tests are positive.
Find an Awanui Labs Centre near you
If you are diagnosed with an STI, Auckland Sexual Health Service will arrange treatment for you. Treatment is free and confidential for everyone.