At Alert Level 2, tangihanga, nehunga, and hura kōhatu are permitted but there are limits on the number of people who can attend.

This afternoon, the Prime Minister announced Cabinet’s decision on the Alert Level settings for all regions outside of Tāmaki Makaurau. As of midnight tomorrow, all of Aotearoa outside of Tāmaki Makaurau will move to Alert Level 2.

20 community cases of COVID-19; three new cases in managed isolation; one historical case; almost 3.9 million vaccines administered to date.

During Alert Levels 4, 3 and 2 all MIHI COVID-19 vaccination clinics will be held at South City Shopping Centre.

Here in Te Waipounamu, the Whānau Ora network has been well and truly mobilised, with entities, providers and Navigators throughout the motu working tirelessly to support their communities.

Please continue to follow our tikanga hauora and alert level rules. The easiest thing you can do right now to support the COVID-19 response is stay home, unless leaving for essential reasons or exercise. All this goes a long way in helping us to locate the virus and stamp it out.

Karawhiua is a unifying campaign for whānau Māori to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. It’s led by Te Puni Kôkiri, co-delivered by Te Hiringa Hauora, and supported by teams at Unite Against COVID and Te Manatū Hauora.

Here in Te Waipounamu, the Whānau Ora network has been well and truly mobilised, with entities, providers and Navigators throughout the motu working tirelessly to support their communities.