Veterinary Health Centre Opotiki & Whakatane

05/06/2026

Veterinary Health Centre’s next small animal Veterinary Clinic in Waihau Bay will be on Wednesday 17th June at Tawaroa Station.
Appointments are available for:
💉 Routine vaccinations
🩺 Routine healthchecks
🐶 Follow-up injections for arthritis or skin issues
🐱 Flea and worm treatments
🐈 Cat castrations
🦮 Microchipping
💅 Nail trims

Bookings are essential, and spaces are limited. Please phone the clinic on 07 3158474 to book.

Thanks to the farm manager and trustees of Tawaroa for allowing us to use their office building for this day.

Payment via bank transaction please

12/05/2026

Veterinary Health Centre’s next small animal Veterinary Clinic in Waihau Bay will be on Wednesday 20th May at Tawaroa Station.
Appointments are available for:
💉 Routine vaccinations
🩺 Routine healthchecks
🐶 Follow-up injections for arthritis or skin issues
🐱 Flea and worm treatments
🐈 Cat castrations
🦮 Microchipping
💅 Nail trims

Bookings are essential, and spaces are limited. Please phone the clinic on 07 3158474 to book.

Thanks to the farm manager and trustees of Tawaroa for allowing us to use their office building for this day.

Payment via bank transaction please

16/04/2026

SPREAD THE WORD! Snip N Chip is back in Opotiki! $30 cat desexing!

Snip n Chip Ōpōtiki District – From 15 April 2026, SPCA is working with our Opotiki clinic to offer this service to cat owners in the Opotiki district who need a helping hand with desexing and microchipping. Vouchers help those in need get their cat desexed and microchipped for $30.

Apply for a voucher at https://snipnchip.spca.nz

15/04/2026

Veterinary Health Centre’s next small animal Veterinary Clinic in Waihau Bay will be on Wednesday 22nd April at Tawaroa Station.
Appointments are available for:
💉 Routine vaccinations
🩺 Routine healthchecks
🐶 Follow-up injections for arthritis or skin issues
🐱 Flea and worm treatments
🐈 Cat castrations
🦮 Microchipping
💅 Nail trims

Bookings are essential, and spaces are limited. Please phone the clinic on 07 3158474 to book.

Thanks to the farm manager and trustees of Tawaroa for allowing us to use their office building for this day.

Payment via bank transaction please

12/04/2026

Morning everyone
We hope you and your furry friends have survived the weather bomb. We are open but due to the power outage we currently have no phones, internet or computers at the Opotiki clinic.
To contact us please phone our Whakatane clinic on 07 3087479

16/03/2026

Veterinary Health Centre’s next small animal Veterinary Clinic in Waihau Bay will be on Thursday 26th March at Tawaroa Station.
Appointments are available for:
💉 Routine vaccinations
🩺 Routine healthchecks
🐶 Follow-up injections for arthritis or skin issues
🐱 Flea and worm treatments
🐈 Cat castrations
🦮 Microchipping
💅 Nail trims

Bookings are essential, and spaces are limited. Please phone the clinic on 07 3158474 to book.

Thanks to the farm manager and trustees of Tawaroa for allowing us to use their office building for this day.

Payment via bank transaction please

23/02/2026

OWNER FOUND! 👍

We’ve had this little male dog brought in from the Tirohanga Area. Picked up on SH35.
He is microchipped, but unfortunately it’s not registered anywherere. If you recognise him please get in touch ASAP.

07 315 8474D!

19/02/2026

Our Coast Clinic is in the news! We are very proud to care for the animals in our community. Veterinary Health Centre’s next small animal Clinic in Waihau Bay will be on Thursday 26th February at Tawaroa Station.

Appointments are available for:
💉Routine vaccinations
🩺Routine healthchecks
🐶Follow-up injections for arthritis or skin issues
🐱Flea and worm treatments
🐈Cat castrations
🐕Microchipping
💅Nail trims

Bookings are essential, and spaces are limited. Please phone the clinic on 07 3158474 to book.

Thanks to the farm manager, staff and trustees of Tawaroa for allowing us to use their office building for this day.

Payment via bank transaction please

SATELLITE CLINIC HELPS CAPE RESIDENTS.

East Cape residents have to travel an hour and a half into Ōpōtiki with their animals if they want veterinary treatment, but a satellite clinic changed that.

More below ⬇️

IMAGE: Supplied

16/02/2026

Looking forward to seeing you all at Surfing For Farmers at Ohope West End tonight!!

Register online, come along and make use of the awesome surf instructors, plus enjoy some great kai from 5.30pm 🏄

30/01/2026

Jake is checking out the first load of dog and chook food Veterinary Health Centre has loaded up ready to head down to Hicks Bay and Te Araroa to be distributed to whanau in need after last weeks devastating weather event.
Thanks must go to:
-Our supply companies for supporting us and donating dog and cat food (with the promise of more to come).
The team at Farmlands Opotiki for the chook food.
- Marly from Opo Pups for donations of food, and the Opotiki Community for assisting Marly through monetary donations.
- And thanks to our team at Veterinary Health Centre for filling the ute with clothes and linen.