Lyall Bay Plunket Clinic is a Whānau Āwhina Plunket (Royal New Zealand Plunket Trust) clinic located on Freyberg Street in Lyall Bay, Wellington. Plunket is New Zealand's well-known child health organisation, and this clinic serves as one of its local points of contact for families in the Lyall Bay area.
The clinic operates on Tuesdays and Fridays, with appointments required in advance by phone. It offers a B4 School Clinic at this location, part of the wider B4 School Check programme available through Plunket. Families visiting the clinic can access the building via flat or ramp access, or by stairs, and parking is available on the surrounding street.
For support outside clinic hours, families can also reach Plunket's free 24/7 PlunketLine for advice, or call the appointments and enquiries line to arrange a visit to the Lyall Bay clinic specifically.
Tucked into the residential streets of Lyall Bay in Wellington, the **Lyall Bay Plunket Clinic** is a local outpost of Whānau Āwhina Plunket, the Royal New Zealand Plunket Trust that has long been a fixture of child health support across the country. For families in this part of Wellington, the clinic on Freyberg Street offers a nearby point of contact for Plunket's services, rather than needing to travel further afield to a larger centre.
Unlike a typical retail business with daily opening hours, Lyall Bay Plunket Clinic runs on a set weekly schedule: Tuesdays and Fridays, from 8:30am to 4:00pm. Because appointments are required, families are asked to phone ahead rather than simply dropping in — a reflection of how Plunket clinics generally operate, with staff and clinicians scheduled around booked visits rather than open walk-in hours.
The Lyall Bay clinic hosts a B4 School Clinic, part of Plunket's wider B4 School Check programme, which supports the health and development checks children in New Zealand typically receive before starting school. For families in the Lyall Bay area, having this service available locally means one less trip into a larger clinic or hospital setting for what is otherwise a standard part of early childhood healthcare in New Zealand.
The clinic is located at 61 Freyberg Street, Lyall Bay, Wellington. Parking around the clinic is on-street only, so it's worth allowing a little extra time, particularly if visiting with a young child and pram in tow. In terms of access into the building itself, the clinic offers both flat or ramp access as well as stairs, giving some flexibility depending on individual needs.
Beyond the physical clinic, Plunket also runs PlunketLine, a free 24/7 phone advice and support service available to any family, regardless of whether they have an appointment coming up at Lyall Bay or any other clinic. This can be a useful option for parents needing guidance outside of the clinic's Tuesday and Friday opening hours, whether that's a question about a child's health, sleep, feeding, or general development.
For booking an appointment specifically at the Lyall Bay clinic, families are directed to call Plunket's appointments and enquiries line, or reach the clinic's local admin team by email. As with many Plunket clinics around the country, Lyall Bay operates as part of a much larger nationwide network — so families who move, or who find it easier to attend a different clinic on a particular day, can generally connect with the wider Plunket service beyond this single location.
Plunket's presence across New Zealand, including at clinics like this one in Lyall Bay, reflects its long-standing role in supporting new parents and young children. For local families, having a Plunket clinic within the neighbourhood — with defined opening hours, accessible entry options, and a dedicated local contact line — makes it a practical, community-level option for well child health support close to home.