Cawthron Laboratories Easter and Anzac Day Hours.
1 April 2022
With Easter and Anzac Day fast approaching, we’d like to share with you our analytical testing laboratory opening hours.
Please note, local regional councils can continue to deliver routine water samples on statutory holidays between 9 am and 12 pm – please ring our after-hours sample reception buzzer and someone from our Microbiology Team will pick up your samples.
Easter
Friday 15 April and Monday 18 April are statutory holidays, so couriers will not be delivering and Cawthron’s laboratories will be closed on these days.
We will be operating as usual on Saturday 16 April. Please do not send perishable items to us on Thursday 14 April as that freight will not be delivered until Tuesday 19 April. If there is a Saturday delivery ticket on the item, it will be delivered to us on Saturday 16 April and be processed.
| Date | Sample Reception Status | Notes |
| Thursday 14 April |
Business as usual | If sending samples for testing, please use a Saturday ticket. Do not send perishable/time-sensitive items to us as on this day, they will not arrive until Tuesday 19 April 2022. |
| Friday 15 April |
Good Friday Stat Day Closed |
Couriers do not deliver. Routine local regional council water samples can still be delivered between 9 am and 12 pm |
| Saturday 16 April |
Business as usual 9-12 noon |
Couriers deliver Saturday ticket items only. Routine local regional council water samples can still be delivered between 9 am and 12 pm |
| Sunday 17 April |
Closed | Couriers do not deliver. Routine local regional council water samples can still be delivered between 9 am and 12 pm |
| Monday 18 April |
Easter Monday Stat Day Closed |
Couriers do not deliver. Routine local regional council water samples can still be delivered between 9 am and 12 pm |
| Tuesday 19 April |
Business as usual |
ANZAC Day
ANZAC day is on Monday 25 April. Couriers will not deliver on Monday 25 April and Cawthron’s laboratories will be closed. Please do not send perishable items to us on Friday 22 April as that freight will not be delivered until Tuesday 26 April. If there is a Saturday delivery ticket on the item, it will be delivered to us on Saturday 23 April and be processed.
| Date | Sample Reception Status | Notes |
| Saturday 23 April |
Business as usual 9-12 noon |
Couriers deliver Saturday ticket items only. Routine local regional council water samples can still be delivered between 9 am and 12 pm |
| Sunday 24 April |
Closed | Couriers do not deliver. Routine local regional council water samples can still be delivered between 9 am and 12 pm |
| Monday 25 April |
ANZAC Day Stat Day Closed |
Couriers do not deliver. Routine local regional council water samples can still be delivered between 9 am and 12 pm |
| Tuesday 26 April |
Business as usual |
Full laboratory services will resume on Tuesday 26 April.
Thank you for your continued business, if you have any questions please get in touch.