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For Maxine Burney-Bluett, getting the vaccination was an easy decision. “It’s about protecting our whānau, our pakeke, our kaumātua, from COVID-19. The discomfort is really very minor, much like the flu injection. Maxine encourages all the whānau to get the vaccine, to protect themselves and their whānau. Watch her experience below.

To ensure our vulnerable communities are vaccinated against COVID-19, our rollout programme includes hāpori based vaccinations. In the Bay of Plenty, Rotorua & Taupo rohe, in addition to our mass vaccination sites, there are around 30 community locations where people can be vaccinated. Whānau in Matapihi, Tauranga Moana share their reasons for getting vaccinated. #iwiimmunity

The first 6 locations of interest in Wellington visited by an Australian traveller from Sydney last weekend who has tested positive for COVID-19 upon their return to Australia have been published on the Ministry of Health website. COVID-19: Contact tracing locations of interest

Eastern Bay frontline hospital and community healthcare workers will start getting the COVID 19 vaccination from Tuesday 30 March. Whakatāne Hospital Coordinator Dave van Dijk, COVID Vaccination Site Lead Susan Jensen, COVID Vaccination Clinical Lead Dr Rachel Shouler and Public Health Nurse Vaccinators Sherry Hutchinson and Manmeet Kaur. Following Border and managed isolation and quarantine