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Blood Service Gets Clean Bill of Health
14 February 2012
A performance audit report on the New Zealand Blood Service was tabled in Parliament today by the Office of the Auditor-General.
The report, New Zealand Blood Service: Managing the safety and supply of blood products provided an extremely positive assessment of the way the Blood Service operates.
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Christchurch: Donor Car parks limited for a short time
14 February 2012
As of 14th February a section of the donor car park outside the Donor Centre has been fenced off for safety reasons. 10 Car Parks for donors are still available however, if these are all full please utilise the parking on the street. We apologise in advance for any inconvenience to our donors as we work to provide additional car parking areas over the next few days.
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Celebrating International Volunteer Day
05 December 2011
It's International Volunteer Day (5th December) and the team at the New Zealand Blood Service would like to say "THANK YOU" to all our volunteers and blood donors who help save lives throughout the year.
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Conscience pricked when call comes - Otago Daily Times 8/11/11
08 November 2011
Thanks to Otago Daily Times for this great article and for the subsequent numbers of donors who signed up as a result from it!
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Minister announces appointment of Ian Ward to the NZBS Board
26 August 2011
The Minister of Health has announced the appointment of Ian Ward to the NZBS Board, replacing the vacancy left by Anne Urlwin.
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South Island Blood Collections Services update
15 August 2011
In spite of bad weather disrupting operations in the south, the New Zealand Blood Service still needs to meet its normal target of 3000 units nationally for the week.
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New Zealand Blood Service Board Appointments
03 August 2011
Health Minister Tony Ryall has announced re-appointments to the New Zealand Blood Service (NZBS) board.
Current NZBS board member David Chamberlain has been appointed as Chair and takes up the appointment on the 15th of August 2011.
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Changes to behavioural donor criteria introduced on 2nd March 2009
29 July 2011
NZBS introduced a new set of behaviour based donor deferral criteria in 2009. These criteria were developed in 2008 by an independent expert advisory group commissioned by NZBS.
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Celebrating World Blood Donor Day 14th June 2011
14 June 2011
The New Zealand Blood Service would like to thank all blood donors in New Zealand for being so wonderful this World Blood Donor Day. Your regular life-saving donations really make a difference to patients in need all over New Zealand. So THANK YOU.
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Christchurch closed until Tuesday 14th June
13 June 2011
The Christchurch Donor Centre will be closed for the rest of the afternoon, following the 5.5 magnitude earthquake at 1pm this afternoon.
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Blood Donors Save the Day - World Blood Donor Day 14th June 2011
10 May 2011
The New Zealand Blood Service (NZBS) will celebrate World Blood Donor Day across the country on Tuesday 14 June 2011.
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Correction from AABB SmartBrief’s Society & Ethics News story
18 March 2011
Correction from AABB SmartBrief’s Society & Ethics News story 16th March 2011
The New Zealand Blood Service would like to correct the statement made by a UK MP...
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Christchurch donor centre now open with normal opening hours
14 March 2011
The Christchurch Blood Donor Centre is now open and operating under normal opening hours. Appointments are preferred but not mandatory this week.
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Phone scam warning
10 March 2011
NZBS has received information about a concerning phone scam. A caller, claiming to be from NZBS, will tell you that you have an appointment to donate blood. The appointment may even be on a day that we do not operate. They will then call you back after the appointed time and tell you that you will be charged a $50 service fee for failing to attend. This call is NOT from NZBS.
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Attention Christchurch Donors
08 March 2011
For Donors in Christchurch and the outlying areas visited by the Christchurch Mobile collection team, please be advised that there may be some changes over the coming months.
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Christchurch earthquake appeal
28 February 2011
On 22 February 2011, Christchurch and the surrounding area were struck by an earthquake that caused severe damage and tragic casualties.
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NZ Blood Service stocks sufficient following Chch earthquake
23 February 2011
No urgent donors needed. No facilities for donation in Christchurch. The New Zealand Blood Service has sufficient blood stocks in Christchurch and around the country to meet the needs of those injured in the earthquake.
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Christchurch Donor Centre closed until further notice
22 February 2011
We are aware Christchurch has been hit by a 6.3 earthquake at 12:51pm this afternoon (Tues 22nd Feb 2011). The Christchurch Blood Donor Centre will be closed until further notice.
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Cafe Style Design to Get Blood Flowing
09 November 2010
Cafe-style tables and non-clinical chairs designed to make blood donors feel more at ease are the brainchild of the Massey University design student who hopes her product will help encourage more people to give blood.
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Christchurch Earthquake - Updated 13/09/10
13 September 2010
The Christchurch Blood Donor Centre is open as normal for donors with booked appointments. To make an appointment please ring 0800 GIVE BLOOD (0800 448 325).
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Christchurch Earthquake - Update 8/09/10
08 September 2010
A decision has now been made NOT to reopen the Christchurch Blood Donor Centre this week.
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Christchurch Earthquake - Update 7/09/10
07 September 2010
The Christchurch Blood Donor Centre will be open from 7-30 am tomorrow morning Wednesday the 8th of September.
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Christchurch Earthquake - Update 6/09/10
06 September 2010
Following a review this morning the Christchurch Donor Centre will remain closed until further notice, until a seismic evaluation can be undertaken on the building to ensure it is completely safe.
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Christchurch Earthquake - Update
05 September 2010
The Christchurch Donor Centre and the Nelson Donor Centre will be closed on Monday 6th September to all donors.
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Christchurch Earthquake - No extra blood donors required
04 September 2010
Following from this morning’s earthquake in Christchurch, the New Zealand Blood Service will be monitoring the requirements for blood for the region.
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New TV commercial aims to recruit more blood donors
23 August 2010
New Zealand Blood Service is launching a new advertising campaign to find new blood donors. The campaign includes a new TV Commercial supported by on-line and Adshel (bus shelter) advertising.
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Official Information Act Request by Sunday Star Times
05 August 2010
New Zealand Blood Service (NZBS) recently received a request from the Sunday Star Times (SST) related to the credit card usage and personal expense claim reimbursements of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
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World Blood Donor Day 2010 - New Blood for Life
14 June 2010
World Blood Donor Day is an international event that the NZ Blood Service is celebrating across the country on Monday 14 June. It is an opportunity to thank life-saving blood donors...
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We're sharpening our fangs...
11 May 2010
We are out for blood, this time with the help of some of the world’s most popular vampires. NZBS has teamed up with Hachette New Zealand, publishers of Charlaine Harris’ Sookie Stackhouse novels, and PRIME, the broadcaster of HBO’s critically-acclaimed True Blood television series starring Anna Paquin, which is based on the novels.
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Beards for Blood! Support for a good cause sees the fur flying in the Air New Zealand Cup
30 September 2009
Support for a good cause sees the fur flying in the Air New Zealand Cup. If you think things are getting hairy in the Air New Zealand Cup it’s probably because a host of New Zealand’s top rugby players...
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Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) – Information for Donors
17 June 2009
The primary responsibility of the New Zealand Blood Service (NZBS) is to ensure the availability of sufficient safe blood for patients in the New Zealand healthcare system.
