Sore throat clinics — Rotorua and Taupō

Rotorua

Western Heights Health Centre (3 to 19 year-olds)

• address: 1 Brookland Road
• phone: 07 347 0565
• Hours: Monday to Thursday, 3pm to 6pm and Friday 3pm to 5pm.
• no appointment necessary.

Taiohi Tūrama Rotorua  (for rangatahi aged 15 to 24 only)

• address: 6 Te Ngae Road  
• phone: 07 343 1013 or 0800 234 509

Taupō

Anamata Cafe

• address: 152 Spa Road
• phone: 07 376 0098 or 0800 262 6282

Tūrangi

Pihanga Health

• address: 28 Rangitautahanga Rd
• phone: 07 384 7576 or 0800 744 2642

All clinics

• email: rheumatic.fever@lakesdhb.govt.nz

Every time your child has a sore throat you should take them to your healthcare provider or sore throat clinic straight away.

At our sore throat clinics, we can check your child's throat on the same day you contact us and provide free treatment with antibiotics if they are needed. 

This service is available for:

• Māori and Pacific tamariki and rangatahi aged 4 to 19 years
• tamariki and rangatahi aged 14 to 19 living in areas of high deprivation 
• household contacts aged 3 to 35 (with a sore throat) of someone who has been treated for a strep throat infection.

Current drop-in services

• all secondary school health services across Rotorua, Taupō and surrounding areas within Lakes district
• Youth One Stop Shops in Taupō and Rotorua
• Lakes PrimeCare, Rotorua
• Rotorua and Taupō emergency departments (for urgent cases when the services are unavailable).

All under 13s are free at all services. Some services are free for rangatahi up to age 18. 

For other information about where to get your child's sore throat checked for free:

• phone Healthline: 0800 611 116