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Reduced hours at Ōtautahi/Christchurch community base between 5-15 August

Please note reduced hours at our Ōtautahi Christchurch community base between Mon 5 Aug and Thurs 15 Aug 2024

Mon 5 Aug: 10.30am-6pm
Tues 6 Aug: 12pm - 6pm
Wed 7 Aug: 12pm - 6pm
Thurs 8 Aug: 12pm - 5pm

Mon 12 Aug: 10.30am - 2.30pm and 3pm - 6pm
Tues 13 Aug: 12pm - 6pm
Wed 14 Aug: 12pm - 6pm
Thurs 15 Aug: 10am - 5pm

Pānui - We're bringing back SIREN

SIREN
Sex Industry Rights and Education Network zine is returning in 2024!
If you are part of our community and want to contribute stories, top tips, art, drawing, advice, puzzles, sexual health info, poetry, anything(!) please email [email protected]

We will also be hosting ZINE MONDAYS in Auckland and Wellington (Christchurch and Tauranga TBC). Contact your local branch to get the details

NZPC Holiday Hours Summer 23/24

These are our community base holiday hours for Summer 2023/2024. You may want to stock up on supplies before Thurs 21st December if you're working through the Christmas and New year period.

Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland

Last day: Thurs 21 December / Reopening: Mon 8 January

Tauranga

Mon 25th Jan - CLOSED

Tues 26th Jan – CLOSED

Wed 27th Jan - 9am-1pm

Thurs 28thJan - 9am-1pm

Fri 29th Jan - 9am-1pm

Mon 1st Jan - CLOSED

Tues 2nd Jan - CLOSED

Wed 3rd Jan - Fri 12th Jan - Hours are 9am-1pm

Resume normal hours on Mon 15 Jan

Manawatū / Palmerston North:

Last day: Thurs 21 December / Reopening: Mon 29 January

Te Whanganui-a-Tara/Wellington:

Last day: Thurs 21 December / Reopening: Mon 8 January

Ōtautahi/Christchurch:

Last day: Thurs 21 December / Reopening: Mon 22 January

Mpox vaccine

Most sex workers in Aotearoa will not be impacted by mpox.

But if you are a sex worker and you're worried about mpox,

we strongly urge you to call

Healthline 0800 116 672

for a risk assessment and vaccine eligibility consultation.

Ōtepoti/Dunedin Community Base closed

Kia ora Ōtepoti/Dunedin/Otago and Southland SW community

Our Dunedin community base has had to close due to building strengthening.

If you need supplies or to talk anything through you can contact us in various ways! We can courier condoms to you for free.

Either contact our Christchurch branch:

PHONE: 03 365 2595
EMAIL: [email protected]
TEXT 027 437 2469

OR National Office

PHONE: 04 382 8791
EMAIL: [email protected]
TEXT: 0274960700

OR
through DMs on our socials.

And look out for NZPC doing pop ups in Dunedin and Invercargill!

News and updates

MPOX and SEX WORK

Aotearoa now has its first cases of Mpox, and here is what we need to know.

Mpox is more easily spread during sex due to skin-to-skin contact, which puts our community at higher risk of transmission.

Similar to covid, avoid close contact with people with flu-like symptoms. Also avoid close contact if someone has a rash. We advise continuing to screen clients for flu-like symptoms and also rashes, as well as recent overseas travel.

Mpox is transmitted when there is contact with lesions or scabs, through close or prolonged skin contact, contact with bedding or towels, and also in respiratory droplets.

Symptoms may include headaches, fatigue, fever, rash or lesions or swollen glands. You can read more about Mpox here https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/diseases-and-conditions/monkeypox-mpx

If you have flu like symptoms and/or a rash or chicken pox type lesions appear - seek medical advice.

NZPC has confidential clinics for SWers in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.

Call us if you have any concerns or email [email protected].

Or contact your local sexual health service, GP, or call Healthline on 0800 611 116.