Breast services — Auckland (North and West)
Health NZ Waitematā offers 2 breast services across North and West Auckland, and Northland. Services include breast screening, assessment, diagnosis and treatment.
Contact us
You can contact BreastScreen Waitematā Northland by:
- phone 0800 270 200
- email breast.screen@waitematadhb.govt.nz
- text 'breastscreen' to 4040.
Where to find us
- Diagnostic service — North Shore Hospital
- 124 Shakespeare Road
- Takapuna
- Auckland
- BreastScreen Takapuna Clinic
- 2 Lake Pupuke Drive
- Takapuna
- Auckland
- BreastScreen NorthWest Clinic
- Shop 62 NorthWest Shopping Centre
- 4 Maki Street
- Westgate
- Auckland
Services we provide
Our aim is to make sure your mammogram is as easy and comfortable as possible.
- Free mammograms take 20 to 30 minutes.
- You choose when and where you have your mammogram.
- Our staff are respectful, friendly and understanding.
- We have late nights and Saturday appointments.
- You can bring a support person.
- We can arrange a free interpreter for you.
Call us when you get your invitation letter with a suggested date and location to confirm your appointment time. If another date or location suits you better, we will do our best to accommodate you.
Once enrolled on the programme, you will be re-invited every 2 years by BreastScreen Aotearoa. If you move house or change your postal address, please contact us to update your address so that your next invitation letter reaches you.
BreastScreen Waitematā Northland
BreastScreen Waitematā Northland is part of the national breast screening programme for women aged 45 to 69 years. They provide free mammograms at6 fixed and mobile sites across West and North Auckland (Waitematā) and Northland.
Services BreastScreen Waitematā Northland provide include:
- mammography
- ultrasound
- fine needle aspiration
- breast biopsy.
Kia Ū Ora — Waitematā Breast service
The Kia Ū Ora — Waitematā Breast service at North Shore Hospital provides assessment, diagnosis and multidisciplinary treatment for people with breast cancer and breast disorders on referral.
Services the Kia Ū Ora — Waitematā Breast Service provide include:
- mammography
- ultrasound
- fine needle aspiration
- breast biopsy
- surgical services.
Referral information
You can have a free mammogram (breast screen) every 2 years if you:
- are aged 45 to 69 years of age
- have no symptoms of breast cancer
- have not had a mammogram in the last 12 months
- are not pregnant
- are eligible for public health services in New Zealand.
For further information call us or check out our breast screen information.
Breast screening (internal link)
Your main healthcare provider can refer you to the Kia Ū Ora — Waitematā Breast service. If symptoms evolve during the waiting period, such as breast lump increasing in size, talk to your main healthcare provider for a reassessment so that priority can be reassessed as necessary.