Study Status: Out of season
- Weekly surveys and swab collection have stopped for 2024.
- Please dispose of all 2024 swab kits as you will be sent new kits for the 2025 flu season.
- Annual blood sample collection is underway and our WellKiwis clinical team will contact you with details, if they have not already done this.
- For participants providing their annual bloods at Awanui Labs, please note blood sample collection is now available for WellKiwis at Upper Hutt, but Courtenay Place is no longer available for WellKiwis. Awanui Labs opening times
- If your household composition changed during 2024, and there are any new members in your household who would like to be added to the WellKiwis study for the 2025 season, please contact us with their details.
- We noticed there are unclicked gift cards, please make sure to redeem them. We are working through resending gift cards that have not been clicked.
- 'Animates' and 'Best Restaurants' are new gift card options.
eGift Cards
To recognise your time and effort in providing samples for the WellKiwis study, you are given a $30 egift card for each sample provided. If you have any issues using your egift card, please click the below link for instructions:
How do I use a Flexi eGift Card?(external link)
Redemption options(external link)
To ensure your gift cards are not mistaken as junk, you can add eGift cards as a safe sender. Please click the below link for instructions:
How do I add eGift cards as a safe sender [PDF, 50 KB]
Useful Information
WellKiwis - Information for 2024 flu season(external link)
Awanui Lab collection locations and opening times
WellKiwis Weekly Report