Sexual Health Clinics

Sexual Health Providers: Where to Go

Herpes Helpline

The New Zealand Herpes Foundation offers a tollfree Helpline to speak to an experienced nurse counsellor – Herpes Helpline Tollfree 0508 11 12 13 from a landline or 09 433 6526 from a mobile.

Please note that this service is restricted to New Zealand residents only.

Disclaimer: The advice provided by the Helpline nurse counsellor is based on best practice for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for attending a consultation with a health professional for medical diagnosis or treatment.

Sexual health services

If you think you may have genital herpes you need to see your GP, sexual health clinic or other health care provider. Sexual health clinics provide a specialist, confidential, free of charge service to everyone.

Visit our sister website, Just the Facts about Sexual Health and STIs, which hosts a comprehensive database of sexual health clinics and sexual health providers in New Zealand.

Free Download Resources on Genital Herpes

You can also download our guides in pdf form:

Genital Herpes - The Facts
Genital Herpes – Myths Vs Facts
Herpes and Relationships
Herpes and Pregnancy
Facial Herpes
Summary of Genital Herpes Guidelines

New Zealand Residents Only

If you would like to get a print copy of the information booklets, fill out the form on the consumer request for printed materials page (it contains sections on Genital Herpes - The Facts, Herpes and Relationships, Herpes and Pregnancy, Facial Herpes).

About Us

This website is brought to you by the Sexually Transmitted Infections Education Foundation (STIEF) - an initiative funded by the Ministry of Health through collective District Health Boards (20) to educate New Zealanders about STIs. District Health Boards (DHBs) are responsible for providing or funding the provision of health services in their district.

The medical information in this website is based on the STIEF Guidelines for the Management of Genital Herpes in New Zealand. The New Zealand Ministry of Health supports the use of these clinical guidelines, developed by clinical experts and professional associations to guide clinical care in New Zealand.

The Guidelines are a consensus opinion of the STIEF Professional Advisory Group (PAG). The PAG has representation from nationwide medical, nursing and allied disciplines involved in the management of STIs. The Guidelines are produced by considering available literature, both New Zealand wide and international, and by basing the medical recommendations on the evidence in the literature or reasonable supposition and opinions of medical experts.