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What you need to know today:
Waka Kōkiri supporting Ngāti Porou Hauora's vaccination efforts. Credit: Ngāti Porou Hauora
- Our COVID-19 information for Māori provides up to date information about what is happening around the motu and the support available.
- Find out more about the $120m Māori Communities COVID-19 Fund.
- Tō Uru Raumati, Have Yours? Get your passport to raumati e te whānau!
- Check the Karawhiua website to find vaccination clinics near you and use the 'Vax Now' function to find pop-up and walk-in clinics.
- Health officials continue to assess the latest international information about the Omicron variant. Ministry of Health will continue to monitor emerging evidence and advise on any potential impacts for Aotearoa. Read more here.
- Border and healthcare workers, kaumātua, and vulnerable whanau are being encouraged to book their booster shot if it has been at least six months since their second dose. Booster shots can be booked at Book My Vaccine.
- On Friday 3 December, Aotearoa will move to the COVID-19 Protection Framework, also known as the traffic-light system, click here to read more. Tāmaki Makaurau will move to ‘Red’. Settings for the rest of Aotearoa will be confirmed by Cabinet later today.
- From Friday 3 December you will need your ‘My Vaccine Pass’ to access some venues and services. Please make sure you have accessed your pass as well as help whānau and friends access theirs, head here for more information.
- For whānau who contract COVID-19, there will be support and information available through ‘Care in the community’. Most people will be able to self-isolate and fully recover in their own home, or in suitable alternative accommodation, with support from local healthcare providers, click here for more information.
- It is important that all whānau prepare for COVID-19 in our community. ‘Protect our Whakapapa’ have resources available to help whānau create their plan, head to Facebook for more information.
- Throughout the motu, remember to get tested if you have been at a location of interest or if you are unwell. A list of test sites and their opening hours can be found on the Healthpoint website.
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Message from our Minister
This is a one-stop portal for COVID-19 support information and the Māori vaccine rollout, including what iwi and Māori organisations are doing around the motu. We direct you to key information such as, Whānau Ora support, business help, and contacting your food bank. We use trusted sources so you and your whānau can access the services and support that you need. Kia kaha everyone.
Minister for Māori Development
Willie Jackson
COVID-19 Statistics
as at 1pm, 29 Whiringa-ā-Rangi 2021
465,509 (81%)
No. of Māori with 1st dose
385,889 (67%)
No. of Māori with 2nd dose
Number and % of doses of eligible Māori 12yo+.
Source Ministry of Health.
Auckland
Alert Level 3, Step 2
The rest of Aotearoa
Alert Level 2
5,710
Total active cases in this community outbreak
182
New community cases
COVID-19 cases are for all of Aotearoa.
Source Ministry of Health.