Cafés
Wellington Regional Hospital has two cafés and a coffee bar which cater for visitors, patients and staff.
- Vibe Café is open 7am-7pm weekdays and 8.30am-6pm weekends.
- Wishbone (in the main atrium) is open from 6.30am to 6pm weekdays and 8.30am to 4pm weekends.
- Mojo (in the Clinical Services Block by the Mein Street entrance) is open from 7am to 4pm weekdays, 8am-1.30pm Saturdays, 9am-1.30pm Sundays.
Te Wao Nui children's hospital and health service has the White Cedar Café which is open to patients, staff and visitors from 7am - 5pm Monday to Friday, and 9am - 5pm on weekends.
You'll see the café as you enter the main doors on level 2 (next to the lifts), or you can walk across from level 3 of the Wellington Regional Hospital using the link bridge and then take the Tree of Life stairs or lifts to level 2.
Hospital gift shop
There is a gift shop located in the atrium of Wellington Hospital for patients, staff and visitors. The hours are 8.30am-4pm on weekdays and 9am-3pm weekends. These hours may be affected by COVID-19 alert level changes.
The shop sells a wide range of items including:
- Newspapers, magazines and books
- Hospi Merchandise
- Flowers
- Greeting and get well cards
- Soft toys
- Gift items
- WiFi tokens
- Phone top-ups
- Snapper top-ups
- Snacks and Water
- Basic pharmaceuticals and toiletries
- Stamps
- Dry cleaning
You can also place orders online at http://shop.whf.org.nz/ or using your credit card over the phone on 04 389 5610 for delivery to patients.
The gift shop is run by the hospital's official charity, Wellington Hospitals Foundation. Find out more at http://www.whf.org.nz/.
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Internet access (WiFi)
For patients staying overnight, free WiFi is available at Wellington Regional Hospital, Kenepuru Community Hospital and Kapiti Health Centre. Find out more including instructions for how to connect here.
For outpatients, basic WiFi is available at Wellington Regional Hospital in the main building, the Grace Neill Block, the Children's Hospital and the Emergency Department. You can buy tokens at the hospital gift shop in the atrium of the main building. The cost is $5 for 8 consecutive hours.
Banking and post
Opposite the Hospital Gift Shop is an ASB ATM machine (this caters for most banks) and a post box for national and international posting.
Branches of most banks and a New Zealand Post Shop can be found on Riddiford Street in Newtown – turn left out the main entrance and walk for 5 minutes down Riddiford Street.