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Keep up to date with all our latest news, articles of interest, and case studies from the veterinary world around Hawke’s Bay.

Vet Services Purchase Sheep Conveyor Business

Vet Services are pleased to announce that we have recently acquired HB Sheep Handling Services, a sheep conveyor, mobile shower dipping and jetting business. Vet Services are very proud of our long standing and close involvement with the sheep industry. When the opportunity arose to purchase HB Sheep Handling from Waipukurau local James Tennent, we…

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Vet Services Napier Open Day!

  VIEW PHOTOS FROM OUR OPEN DAY HERE.   This is your invitation to tour behind the scenes and check out everything Vet Services Napier has to offer! We will have lots of fun and excitement along the way. Fun and interactive activities with the veterinary team. Face painting SPCA kittens A sausage sizzle FREE…

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Vet Services Launch Farmers Podcast!

  Vet Services is excited to announce the launch of our new podcast channel! Designed for our Production Animal Clients, this platform will provide valuable insights, expert advice and latest updates in veterinary care. Find it on Spotify to tune in and hear discussions on animal health, management practices and much more. https://open.spotify.com/show/3W2brSXcjT6fuPhPJg7SuF We can’t…

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Vet Services Hawkes Bay Wins the 2025 Veterinary Business Excellence Award

We are thrilled to announce that Vet Services Hawkes Bay (VSHB) has been awarded the prestigious 2025 Veterinary Business Excellence Award by the New Zealand Veterinary Association Te Pae Kīrehe (NZVA). This award honours businesses that demonstrate excellence in areas such as employee wellbeing, workplace innovation, professional leadership, and customer service. ‘The winner for 2025…

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Vet Services claims top Hawkes Bay Business Award 2022

Vet Services Hawkes Bay received Excellence in Innovation and the Supreme Award at the Pan Pac Hawke’s Bay Business Awards 2022. The annual awards are presented by the Hawke’s Bay Chamber of Commerce and celebrate business resilience, community connections, innovation, tourism, leadership, emerging business, and sustainability across the region.   In September we had two…

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Vet Nursing Scholarships Application

Veterinary Nurse Scholarship Name(Required) First Last Student ID(Required)Date of Birth(Required) Day Month Year Phone(Required)Email(Required) I am studying a(Required)Please select what you will be studying the year of this scholarship Please select…Diploma Veterinary Nursing Year 1Diploma Veterinary Nursing Year 2I study(Required)Please select…Full-TimePart-TimeName of your education provider.There are several education providers offering qualifications in veterinary nursing -…

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Vet Graduate Programme kicks of for 2023

It was great to have all of our new vets in Waipukurau for the first group catch up in our vet graduate program last week! Elise, Reshika, Abbigail, and Bailey spent time with our companion animal and production animal group leads, heard from other vets who have recently completed the induction programme, were exposed to…

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Snip ‘n’ Chip

THERE IS NOW LESS THAN TWO WEEKS LEFT FOR SNIP ‘N’ CHIP Visit Vet Services Waipukurau or Vet Services Napier to secure your $10 Snip ‘n’ Chip voucher and BOOK IN your feline for their appointment before 31st January 2022. There are a limited number of vouchers left so be in quick to avoid disappointment.…

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Shower Dipping & Jetter Bookings

Any flystrike is bad news for sheep and devastating for production and it’s time to consider your options for treating sheep against external parasites this summer! Our Rural Technicians offer a number of effective and economical ways to eradicate flies, mites, lice & ticks. Jetting off the Sheep Conveyor  Craigco Jetter Shower Dipper The bonus…

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Shockwave Therapy

What is it, and why are we using it in horses? VS Equine recently purchased a portable Radial Pressure Wave device so that our veterinary team can offer shockwave therapy for treating musculoskeletal problems, soft-tissue and bone injuries in horses. Radial pressure shockwave offers non-invasive treatment solutions for both acute and chronic, long term insertion…

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