Vet clinic leaves for Greytown upgrade

Martinborough’s vet clinic is leaving town – decamping for a new premises on the edge of Greytown by mid-2024.

“It will replace our ageing clinics in Martinborough and Featherston, which will close when the Greytown clinic opens,” Aidan Smith, managing director of South Wairarapa Veterinary Services, said in a statement.

The new Greytown clinic will provide modern, sustainable veterinary services and allow the group to maintain a high standard of service in the South Wairarapa, he added.

“Directors thought long and hard about having to close the Martinborough and Featherston clinics but, unfortunately, we cannot provide the consistent hours and high quality service that we want to deliver in South Wairarapa if we are stretched too thinly.”

Located at the south end of Greytown, behind the Five Rivers Medical Centre, the new clinic will feature modern equipment and facilities. 

“All team members who have been working in Martinborough and Featherston will shift to the new clinic, so clients will see the same friendly faces when they bring their animal to see us and hear the same voices when they ring for farm supplies,” Smith said.

There will be no change to after hours services for Martinborough and Featherston.

“We will have more options to see emergencies during normal hours and fewer referrals to Carterton,” Smith said. 

“Our night and weekend services will be run as they are now, through the Carterton clinic.”

SWVS farm vets and sales team will be regularly on the roads around Martinborough and Featherston to assist with product supply and to make the transition as easy as possible for farm clients.

Company clinics at Carterton and Masterton will continue operating as usual.