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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Sunday 1st November 8.30am-12noon |
Auckland Marathon |
Victoria Park Auckland |
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Thursday 5th November 10am-3pm |
Highland Park Library |
16 Highland Park Drive Highland Park, Auckland |
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Friday 6th November 10am-4pm |
PAKn’SAVE Silverdale |
20 Hibiscus Coast Highway Silverdale |
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Saturday 7th November 9am-12noon |
Diabetes Whanau Fun Day, Otara Town Centre |
Otara, Auckland |
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Thursday 12th November 10am-1pm |
Lloyd Elsmore Pool & Leisure Centre |
Sir Lloyd Drive Pakuranga Heights, Auckland |
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Friday 13th November 10am-3pm |
Pt Chevalier Library |
1221 Great North Road Point Chevalier, Auckland |
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Saturday 14th November 10am-1pm |
Diabetes Whanau Fun Day, Otahuhu Pool & Leisure Centre |
30 Mason Avenue Otahuhu, Auckland |
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Tuesday 17th November 1pm-4pm |
PAKn’SAVE Mt Albert |
1167/1177 New North Road Mount Albert, Auckland |
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Wednesday 18th November 1.30pm-4pm |
PAKn’SAVE Mt Albert |
1167/1177 New North Road Mount Albert, Auckland |
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Tuesday 24th November 2pm-4.30pm |
PAKn’SAVE Glen Innes |
182 Apirana Avenue Glen Innes, Auckland |
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Tuesday 24th November 10am-1pm |
Tamaki Rec Centre |
60 Elstree Avenue Glen Innes, Auckland |
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Thursday 26th November 10am-1pm |
Onehunga Community Centre |
83 Church Street Onehunga, Auckland |
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Thursday 26th November 2pm-4.30pm |
PAKn’SAVE Glen Innes |
182 Apirana Avenue Glen Innes, Auckland |
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Friday 27th November 10am-4pm |
PAKn’SAVE Clendon |
16 Robert Ross Place Clendon Park, Auckland |
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Wednesday 2nd December 10am-4pm |
PAKn’SAVE Kaitaia |
111 North Road Kaitaia |
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Friday 4th December 10am-4pm |
PAKn’SAVE Whangarei |
Walton Street Whangarei |
Midland Region
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When |
Where |
Address |
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Monday 2nd November 10am-3pm |
PAKn’SAVE Hawera |
54 Princes Street Hawera |
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Tuesday 3rd November 9am-12noon |
Mitre 10 Mega New Plymouth |
St Aubyn Street New Plymouth |
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Tuesday 3rd November 1pm-4pm |
Mitre 10 Mega New Plymouth |
5 Vickers Road New Plymouth District |
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Wednesday 4th November 10am-3pm |
PAKn’SAVE New Plymouth |
53 Leach Street New Plymouth |
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Wednesday 2nd December 10am-3pm |
PAKn’SAVE Tamatea (Napier) |
Cnr Leicester Avenue & Coventry Avenue Tamatea, Napier |
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Thursday 3rd December 10am-3pm |
PAKn’SAVE Hastings |
602 Heretaunga Street West St Leonards, Hastings |
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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 29th October 10am-3pm |
PAKn’SAVE Lower Hutt |
Brunswick Street Lower Hutt |
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Saturday 31st October 9am-2pm |
Manawatu Food & Craft Fair Palmerston North |
70 Waldegrave Street Palmerston North |
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Friday 6th November 10am-3pm |
Porirua Mall |
2 Titahi Bay Road Porirua |
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Tuesday 10th November 10am-3pm |
New World Masterton |
Queen Street Masterton |
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Wednesday 11th November 10am-3pm |
PAKn’SAVE Kapiti |
76 Rimu Road Parparaumu |
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Thursday 12th November 10am-4pm |
PAKn’SAVE Porirua |
12 Parumoana Street Porirua |
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Friday 13th November 10am-3pm |
PAKn’SAVE Petone |
114-124 Jackson Street Petone |
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Tuesday 17th November 10am-3pm |
New World Levin |
21 Bath Street Levin |
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Wednesday 25th November 10am-3pm |
PAKn’SAVE Kilbirnie |
76 Rongatai Rd, Rongatai Wellington |
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Thursday 26th November 10am-3pm |
PAKn’SAVE Palmerston North |
327 Fergusson Street Palmerston North |
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Friday 27th November 10am-4pm |
PAKn’SAVE Upper Hutt |
Gibbons Street Upper Hutt |
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