Our mobile blood pressure tester
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Find out where you can get your blood pressure taken for free!
In 2018 we celebrated the 10th birthday of the Big Blood Pressure Check by launching the Big Blood Pressure Check Van! The van was made possible with the incredibly generous support of Ryman Healthcare, who chose us as their charity partner for 2018.
The van is now based in Wellington and will serve the lower North Island (South of New Plymouth and Gisborne).
A secondary van was launched in Auckland, sponsored by Raymond Forbes Wilson Estate and the Estate of Ernest Hyam Davis & The Ted and Mollie Carr Endowment Trust, with support from Perpetual Guardian. We are incredibly pleased we now have two vans on the road to help more people reduce their risk of stroke.
Due to COVID-19, our annual Big Blood Pressure Check campaign has been cancelled and replaced for this year with a ‘road-trip’ using our Big Blood Pressure Check Vans. Over the next few months, the vans will be travelling throughout New Zealand, visiting PAKn’SAVE and New World supermarkets near you!
The ‘road-trip’ will start in the North Island at the end of October 2020, testing blood pressures for free! It's a project that could save lives, as high blood pressure is the number one modifiable risk factor for stroke. Once detected, high blood pressure can be managed and controlled, through regular checks, healthy living and with the help of medication where necessary.
Check out the below to see when you can visit the van and get your free check. Please note, the vans will also visit workplaces and these events are not open to the public.
Northern Region
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When |
Where |
Address |
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Wednesday 9th December 10am-3pm |
Pakuranga Library |
7 Aylesbury Street Pakuranga, Auckland |
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Friday 11th December 10am-3pm |
Auckland Botanic Gardens |
102 Hill Road Manurewa |
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Tuesday 15th December 10am-3pm |
Onehunga Library |
5 Church Street Onehunga, Auckland |
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Wednesday 16th December 10am-3pm |
Te Manawa Library, Westgate |
11 Kohuhu Lane Westgate, Auckland |
Midland Region
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When |
Where |
Address |
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Friday 4th December 10am-3pm |
PAKn’SAVE Napier |
25 Munroe Street Napier South, Napier |
Lower North Island
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When |
Where |
Address |
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Thursday 14th January 10am-3pm |
PAK’nSAVE Kilbirnie |
78 Rongotai Road Kilbirnie |
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Saturday 16th January 10am-3pm |
Mitre10Mega Petone |
25 Bouverie Street Petone, Lower Hutt |
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Monday 18th January 10.30am-1.30pm |
Malvina Major Retirement Village |
134 Burma Road Khandallah, Wellington |
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Monday 25th January 9am-4pm |
Ratana Pa Celebration |
Whanganui |
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Thursday 28th January 9am-12noon |
Bunnings Taupo |
90 Spa Road Taupo |
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Friday 29th January 9am-12noon |
Mitre10Mega Taupo |
99 Bella George Lane Hilltop, Taupo |
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Saturday 30th January Time tbd |
Hydro Thunder Boat Race Taupo |
Lake Taupo |
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Sunday 21st February Time tbd |
Wellington Round the Bays |
Kilbirnie Park, Wellington |
South Island
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When |
Where |
Address |
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Watch this space – coming in 2021! |
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Our sincere thanks to Ryman Healthcare, Raymond Forbes Wilson Estate and the of Ernest Hyam Davis & The Ted and Mollie Carr Endowment Trust for their assistance with this project.
Raymond Forbes Wilson Estate
The Estate of Ernest Hyam Davis & The Ted and Mollie Carr Endowment Trust