Update on Plunket Services

Canterbury Plunket anticipates that the Plunket service will look different in the short term. It is connecting with clients who have babies under 12 months with the assistance of Plunket staff around NZ.

For those Christchurch families that have moved out of the area please contact the local Plunket service where you are now living to find out how they can best support you. Canterbury Plunket would like clients who have moved within the city and /or changed their phone details to phone on 03 366 0765 with their new details.

If you have concerns about the wellbeing of a child then call our free 24/7 telephone helpline PlunketLine - 0800 933 922.

UPDATED 20th April

The Plunket Family Centre is functioning from the Bishopdale Plunket Rooms.
Address: Bishopdale Shopping Centre – opposite YMCA entrance/carpark
Phone: 03 359 5826
Fax: 03 359 5837
(Information on Public Transport below on how to get to this Family Centre)

Bishopdale Plunket Clinic is operating from the Avonhead/Kendal Plunket Rooms.
Address: 57 Kendal Avenue, Avonhead, Christchurch
Phone/Fax: 03 358 7569

Plunket Car Seat Rental Office operating 9am - 2.30pm Monday to Friday
Address: 5 Twigger Street, Addington
Phone: 03 379 9266
Fax: 03 343 4335
email: cantycarseats@plunket.org.nz

Plunket Post Natal Adjustment Programme service is operating from Shirley Plunket
Address: 166 North Parade, Shirley, Christchurch
Phone: 03 365 1646
Fax: 03 365 1647

Playgroups are running and PEPE parenting classes have restarted. If anyone has a question about these classes please phone 03 364 8575

Plunket Area Office has a RED card and is now functioning from the Plunket Centre.
Address: 5 Twigger Street, Addington, Christchurch
Phone: 03 366 0765
Fax: 03 366 0767

Lyttelton clinic is damaged. In the meantime the PN will work out of the Lyttelton Medical Centre.
 Sumner clinic and Redcliffs clinics are both closed. In the meantime clinics will be held in the optician/physio rooms in Augusta Street, Redcliffs. 
The Woolston clinic is unusable until the Salvation Army building next door is demolished. In the meantime clinics are being held in the St John’s Church opposite the clinic

Support services in other areas are being increased as families from Christchurch continue to move out of Canterbury. Please ring the local area office to find out what is available in your area.

We are working to get as many Christchurch services back up and running as soon as we can. Updates will be put out through Facebook www.facebook.com/plunketnz & www.facebook.com/canterburyplunket

Public transport information
Clients needing to access public transport to the Family Centre at their temporary home at Bishopdale Plunket Rooms can use the following buses.

• No 14 - Harewood: Departing town from the corner of Bealey Avenue and Durham St North hourly at 39 mins past hour. Service runs to Bishopdale Mall via Victoria St, St Albans St, Edgeware Rd, Cranford St, Main North Road, Sawyers Arms Road, Gardiners Rd, Breens Rd, Isleworth Rd and onto Raleigh St, ending by Bishopdale Mall. Return service leaves Bishopdale Mall hourly on the hour.

• No 15 - Bishopdale: departing town from Bealey Ave/Durham St hourly on the hour. Service runs to Farrington Avenue via Springfield Rd, Bealey Ave Carlton Mill Rd, Rossall St, Glandovey Rd, Idris Rd, Condell Avenue across Greers Road to Farrington Avenue near the shopping centre. Return service leaves Farrington Ave hourly at 30 mins past the hour.

• No 9 - Wairakei: departing town from Bealey Ave/Durham St Nth hourly on the hour. Travels via Springfield Rd, Bealey Ave Carlton Mill Rd, Rossall St, Strowan Road and Wairakei Rd to Sheffield Crescent. You will need to hop off the bus by the corner of Wairakei Rd and Farrington Avenue and walk down to the other end of Farrington Avenue.

• Clients busing in from the south of the city whose services terminate at Parkside (outside Hagley Park across from the hospital) should catch the green Orbiter bus marked "link service" to the Bealey Ave terminus.

• The no 9 bus will also take Bishopdale clients needing to access Avonhead clinic to the corner of Wairakei Rd and Kendal Avenue.

All travel is free until 17 March.

After this cash fare for those without metrocards is $3.20 adult, child 5 - 18 $1.60. Under 5 travel free. Cash fare gives one free transfer to another service within two hours. For latest bus information visit www.metroinfo.org.nz or call 3668855 as services may change due to road conditions