Maraenui Medical Centre is a small GP practice at 3 Longfellow Avenue in Maraenui, Napier. The practice was founded in 1961 by Dr Keith McNaughton and moved into a purpose-built medical centre that opened in January 2019. It has a staff of 20. Recent news: the practice is not taking on new patients at present, and it hopes to open its list in the coming months.
Patients book by phone on 06 843 8010, with reception open from 8am to 5pm on weekdays, or through the patient portal, which the practice recently moved to a new system called MyIndici. After hours, calls go to Practice Plus, and a free nurse triage decides whether a phone or video GP consult is suitable. Patients pay $20 for that virtual after-hours care, which is the same as the working-hours fee, as at 2026.
Repeat prescriptions need at least two working days' notice from 2026, and urgent requests can be raised with reception. Medication changes need an appointment with the GP, and rapid antigen tests are no longer available at the centre.
Our pick in Maraenui for a patient already on the list who wants a practice with a long local history.