Welcome to

Hokowhitu Medical Centre

EDI: hokowhit

Unfortunately we are currently closed for Enrolments please visit https://www.thinkhauora.nz/general-practice for a list of enrolling practices

12 MONTH SCRIPTS

From February 1st, GPs will be able to prescribe up to twelve months of medication at once. It is likely that many patients WILL NOT be appropriate for 12 month scripts, however for some a 6 month script MAY be suitable. A repeat prescription involves much more than just ticking a box and pressing send. Whilst doing a repeat prescription for you we check: • Have you been seen in the practice or in hospital since your last visit or prescription request? Do we need to see you for follow-up? • When did you last see us for a proper review of your medications? Do you actually need an appointment this time? • Are the medications prescribed still appropriate for you? • Are your blood tests up-to-date? • When was your blood pressure last done? • Is your screening up-to-date e.g. bowel, cervical, mammogram screening? • Are you taking all your medications as prescribed? Virtual prescription reviews are a good safety net between appointments to ensure that your health is optimised. If we don’t look at your notes for 6-12 months this safety net is lost and this increases the chances of things being missed. Please be ready to discuss with your doctor whether longer scripts are suitable for you and if the answer is no, then there is an important reason for why. You are unable to request a script longer than three months from reception.

OFFICE HOURS

Monday – Friday 8:30am – 5:00pmSaturday – Sunday CLOSED Public Holidays CLOSED

Phone

Address

8 Pahiatua Street, Hokowhitu, Palmerston North , 4410

Afterhours care

We like to treat our patients first and foremost, but if it is afterhours, your care options are:

City Doctors

In person service 06 355 330022 Victoria Avenue, Palmerston North Central

Practice Plus

Same day virtual after-hours clinician appointments to suit you and your family. https://practiceplus.nz/

Contact Us

General Enquiries

For general enquiries please email reception. Unfortunately due to the changing nature of appointment availability, we do not book appointments over email. Please call us on 06 357 2092 for this.
Email Reception
To contact the Practice Manager, or for compliments/complaints, please email
Email Manager

Tongue Ties

For Tongue Tie's please click below for more information about the process. To request a call back to book an appointment, please email reception with the below details
  • Baby's name
  • Baby's date of birth
  • Your name
  • Contact number
  • Email address
  • Address
  • Who referred you to us?
Tongue tie information

Script Requests

You can now order regular medications over Manage My Health. For email script requests, please include;
  • Full name
  • Date of birth
  • Best contact number
  • Name of medications
  • Pharmacy
  • If script is urgent ( within 2 business days) or not
Email Nurse

Results

For results, in the email please include your;
  • Full name
  • Date of birth
  • Email address
  • Results you are after
If you would like to discuss your results, you will need to book an appointment with your GP. Please note that we can only release results if your GP has reviewed them. You can also now see these on Manage My Health. They will show up once the results have been filed by the GP.

The Team

Clinical

Dr Martin Minnee - Medical Director, General Practitioner Dr Sam Illing- General Practitioner Dr Chris Ingham - General Practitioner
Megan Cooper - Practice Nurse Emily Birkin - Practice Nurse

Administration

  • Rosie Greening - Practice Manager

  • Alina Leather- Receptionist
  • Jordie Michael - Receptionist
  • Rosie Gunn - Receptionist

Fees - September 2025

For enrolled patients
Service
Non CSC holder
CSC Holder
Consult child - 0 - 13 yrs
FREE
FREE
Consult - 14- 17yr
$47.00
$13.50
Consult - 18-99+
$59.00
$20.00
ACC Child 0 - 13 yrs
FREE
$20.00
ACC Adult
$45.00
$20.00

Manage My Health

We now have Manage My Health. To register, please provide Reception with an email address or scan the QR code. If you have used it in the past, you will just need to login and register Hokowhitu Medical as your practice. You will be able to access results and order prescriptions. You can now also book appointments via MMH.