Costs
Find out how much it costs to use the services at Mauri Ora, including appointments with doctors, nurses, and counsellors.
Routine medical appointments are generally free for enrolled domestic students, but there are charges for specialist services and for international students.
On this page:
- summary of charges by student group
- invoices and payment
- counselling costs
- general consultation costs
- lab tests
- other service charges
- consumables and vaccinations
- free vaccinations
Domestic students
Domestic students who are enrolled with Student Health and Counselling receive free routine medical appointments and free counselling appointments.
You will need to pay for services that go beyond a general consultation, for example, specialist services, vaccinations, or travel consultations. The pricing schedule below has a full list of costs.
International students with funded healthcare
If you hold a Manaaki or Commonwealth scholarship, have residency, or are studying on an English Language Training for Officials (ELTO) programme, you may be eligible for publicly funded healthcare and will therefore be treated the same as a domestic student.
International students with insurance
If you’re an international student, we encourage you to register with us. Mauri Ora may be able to bill the insurer directly for most of your visits, in accordance with your coverage. See the pricing schedule below for a full list of costs.
Enrol now
We recommend you enrol as soon as you can—before your first appointment. For counselling, you will also need to fill out our intake form before booking your first appointment.
Invoices and payment
When you make an appointment, our team will tell you if you’ll be charged for the service you’ve requested. If there is a charge, we will send you an invoice via email after the appointment and ask that you pay it within seven days. We will send you monthly email reminders until you pay your invoice.
You can pay your Student Health fees online through our payment portal.
If you have any difficulties making a payment, please call 04 463 5308 or email mauriora@vuw.ac.nz to discuss payment options.
Pricing schedule
Charges effective from 9 September 2025.
Counselling
You don't need to be enrolled with Mauri Ora to make a counselling appointment.
| Domestic, Manaaki, ELTO student | International student | |
|---|---|---|
| Counselling session | No charge | $42.50–85 |
| Did not attend (DNA charge), standard consultation | $20 | $20 |
General consultations
You need to be enrolled with Mauri Ora to receive free routine medical appointments.
| Domestic, Manaaki, ELTO student | International student | |
|---|---|---|
| Doctor—standard consultation | No charge | $85 for each 15 minutes |
| Nurse—standard consultation | No charge | $40 |
| Doctor—ACC consultation | No charge | $45 |
| Nurse—ACC consultation | No charge | $25 |
| Doctor—clinical triage | No charge | $40 |
| Nurse—clinical triage | No charge | $20 |
| Did not attend (DNA charge), standard consultation | $20 | $20 |
Lab tests for international students
We send students to Awanui Labs for blood (and other) tests. If you are an international student, you will need to pay for the test in addition to the standard consultation at Mauri Ora. You may then be able to claim these costs back from your insurance company.
If you are too unwell to go to Awanui Labs, we can do some tests at Mauri Ora. The cost of tests at Mauri Ora will be the same as getting tests at a lab.
Other service charges
You need to be enrolled with Mauri Ora to receive most of these services. You don't need to be an enrolled patient to make an aegrotat-related appointment.
| Domestic, Manaaki, ELTO student | International student | |
|---|---|---|
| Prescription repeat (non-urgent) | No charge | $25 |
| Urgent prescription repeat or redirection to a different pharmacy | $15 | $40 |
| Did not attend (DNA) charge, standard consultation | $20 | $20 for each 15 minutes |
| Travel consultation (30 minutes) + cost of vaccines | $85 | $85 |
| Electrocardiogram (ECG) | $30 | $35 |
| Medicals—diving, driving, other (30 minutes) | $85 | $85 |
| Antarctic medical | $200 | $200 |
| Minor surgery + consumables | Costs vary | Costs vary |
| IUD insertion or removal (cost of device additional) | No charge | $85 |
| Implant insertion or removal (cost of device additional) | No charge | $85 |
| Aegrotat appointment (follow-up appointments are free) | No charge | $85 |
Consumables and vaccinations
You need to be enrolled with Mauri Ora for most of these services. The exceptions are the free flu vaccination and (for some students) the Gardasil vaccination against HPV.
| Name of vaccine and disease | Cost per dose/use (this excludes cost of appointment with nurse) |
|---|---|
| Boostrix (tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (whooping cough) | $50 or free for eligible students |
| Haverix/Avaxim (hepatitis A) | $90 or free for eligible students |
| Engerix (hepatitis B) | $37 or free for eligible students |
| Twinrix (hepatitis A and B) | $105 |
| Gardasil (human papillomavirus (HPV)) | $190 or free for eligible students |
| Kenacort (steroid injection) | $20 |
| MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) | No charge |
| Influenza (flu vaccine or flu jab) | No charge |
| Bexsero (meningococcal B) | $111 or free for eligible students |
| Menactra (meningococcal - ACYW-135) | $103 or free for eligible students |
| IPOL/Poliomyelitis (polio) | $74 or free for eligible students |
| Typhim VI (typhoid) | $70 |
| Varicella (chicken pox) | $90 |
| Shringrix (shingles vaccine) | $265 or free for eligible students |
| Cholera (not kept in stock but available to order) | $72 |
| Pneumococcal (not kept in stock but available to order) | $74 or free for eligible students |
| Rabipur (rabies) (not kept in stock but available to order) | $137 |
| Japanese Encephalitis | $160 |
| Adacel- IPV | $79 |
| Other services | Cost |
| Liquid nitrogen (wart or skin tag removal) | $15 |
| Dressings | $15-25 |
Free vaccinations
You may be eligible for a free vaccination in certain circumstances. If you're a domestic, Manaaki, or ELTO student and haven't had all your childhood vaccinations, you may be eligible for a funded catch-up programme. Some vaccinations are publicly funded for all students or a particular group of students. Contact our reception team if you're unsure of your eligibility.
Free vaccinations against meningitis/meningococcal disease
From March 2023, students aged 13–25 years who are entering into their first year of living in halls of residence are eligible for the Meningococcal B vaccine Bexsero at no cost. Students in this age group, who are in their second (or subsequent year) of living in halls of residence, will also be funded with a catch-up program.
From December 2019, students aged 13–25 years old who are eligible for publicly funded healthcare in New Zealand and who are in their first year of living in tertiary halls of residence can have the Menactra vaccine (A,C,Y,W-135) at no cost.
All prices displayed are subject to change without notice. Prices for minor surgery are indicative only and may change depending on the complexity of the procedure and any additional consumables that may be needed. All prices are GST inclusive.