Hospital flower rules in New Zealand
Most New Zealand hospitals do not publish a flower rule at all. These are the ones that do. Intensive care, burns, cancer and neonatal units are the usual exceptions, so name the ward on your order and call ahead if you are unsure.
We have read the visitor pages of New Zealand’s public hospitals and hospices and kept the ones that actually say something about flowers. For each one we quote the rule, note which wards it covers and give the address to put on the order. Of the 40 on this list, 11 welcome flowers, 15 keep them out of some wards and 3 do not allow them anywhere. If the hospital you need is missing, it has not published a rule: ring the ward, or send the flowers to the patient’s home.
- Flowers welcome 11
- Restricted in some wards 15
- Check with the ward 9
- Discouraged 2
- No flowers allowed 3
Northland
- Bay of Islands HospitalKawakawaFlowers welcome
- Kaitaia HospitalKaitaiaFlowers welcome
- Whangārei HospitalWhangāreiFlowers welcome
Auckland
- Middlemore HospitalAucklandRestricted in some wards
- North Shore HospitalAucklandDiscouraged
- Tōtara Hospice (Inpatient Unit, Tōtara Hub)AucklandFlowers welcome
- Waitākere HospitalAucklandDiscouraged
Waikato
Bay of Plenty
- Rotorua HospitalRotoruaRestricted in some wards
- Tauranga HospitalTaurangaFlowers welcome
- Whakatāne HospitalWhakatāneFlowers welcome
Hawke's Bay
Manawatū-Whanganui
Wellington
- Hutt HospitalLower HuttFlowers welcome
- Kenepuru Community HospitalPoriruaFlowers welcome
- Wairarapa HospitalMastertonFlowers welcome
- Wellington Regional HospitalWellingtonRestricted in some wards
Tasman
Nelson
Marlborough
West Coast
Canterbury
- Ashburton HospitalAshburtonRestricted in some wards
- Burwood HospitalChristchurchRestricted in some wards
- Christchurch HospitalChristchurchNo flowers allowed
- Christchurch Women's HospitalChristchurchNo flowers allowed
- Darfield Community FacilityDarfieldCheck with the ward
- Ellesmere Community FacilityLeestonCheck with the ward
- Hillmorton HospitalChristchurchCheck with the ward
- Kaikōura HealthKaikōuraRestricted in some wards
- Oxford HospitalOxfordCheck with the ward
- Rangiora Health HubRangioraNo flowers allowed
- Timaru HospitalTimaruFlowers welcome
- Waikari Community FacilityWaikariCheck with the ward
Otago
- Dunedin HospitalDunedinRestricted in some wards
- Dunstan HospitalClydeFlowers welcome
- Lakes District HospitalQueenstownRestricted in some wards
- Maniototo HospitalRanfurlyCheck with the ward
- Oamaru HospitalOamaruCheck with the ward
- Wakari HospitalDunedinRestricted in some wards
Southland
Flowers not allowed on the ward? Send them to the patient’s home instead.
Choose get-well flowersOrder by 2 pm on weekdays (11 am Saturdays) for same-day delivery in many areas