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Beekeeper or honey producer?

We have all your testing needs covered.> Awanui Scientific is partnered with Ecrotek to provide a revolutionary honey testing service.  We provide the testing and Ecrotek’s my myHumm portal enables you to quickly and simply arrange testing, manage requests, customise reports and share your honey testing results online.> Awanui Veterinary has developed a comprehensive suite of PCR […]

Closed Saturday 5/10

Due to flooding related road closures, our Dunedin laboratory will be closed Saturday October 5.  If you have any questions or concerns please contact us on 0800 474 225.

Gluten testing

Since February 2024 the FSANZ Food Standards Code requires food businesses to meet new plain English allergen labelling requirements for how certain foods known to be common allergens are declared. The gluten-containing products wheat, barley, oats and rye* must now be declared in the ingredient list when they are present.* Barley, oats and rye must […]

We are now Awanui Scientific

On 27 February Gribbles Scientific changed to Awanui Scientific.Our new name Awanui Scientific, brings us together with the medical and veterinary laboratory brands and network of services, laboratories, collection centres and people under a unified Aotearoa New Zealand name for the first time.Moving to become Awanui Scientific is a significant milestone for our organisation. Many […]

Thank you!

A big thank-you for your support in 2023. The Gribbles Dunedin team wishes you a Merry Christmas and a happy, safe New Year. We look forward to working with you in 2024.Meri Kirihimete,Denise and the team at Gribbles Scientific

The end of an era

Brent Hananeia, manager of our Dunedin laboratory, worked his last day on Thursday 28 September, 2023. Brent has left quite a footprint throughout our network, and it’s sadly time to bid him farewell after 45 years in the lab.Brent started his career at the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF) in 1978 at their Invermay […]

Our organisation’s name is changing

The Asia Pacific Healthcare Group is proud to announce on 20 April 2023, our organisation changed its name to Awanui.Awanui means big river, and represents the journey of bringing our network together to form a national organisation. Like our nation’s rivers, our network of services, laboratories, collection centres and people, intersect and join.When we join together, […]

5-star review!

“Thank you for your support, and believe me when I say, I deeply appreciate the whole Gribbles Team, they offer great professionalism, unusual receptiveness, deep patience, and exceptional empathy for the needs of their clients. Their responsiveness is always reassuring and collaborative, especially when we are in the midst of a crisis, when a “Can […]

We are ISO 45001 certified

At APHG, we take the health and safety of our staff and visitors seriously. We are proud to have received our ISO 45001 certification which is an international standard for an organisation’s occupational health and safety system. ISO 45001 provides the framework to support a healthy and safe working environment and protect staff and visitors. […]

Customer satisfaction survey

We would love you to participate in our customer service survey. It is only short and will take less than 5 minutes of your time. Your feedback helps us improve our services so we can ensure you are looked after in the best way possible.