Kotahi te koohao o te ngira, e kuhuna ai te miro maa, te miro pango, te miro whero. Kia mau ki te aroha, ki te ture, ki te whakapono.
Teenaa taatou e uu tonu ana ki te manaaki i too taatou iwi whaanui. Ko te tuumanako ia e noho haumaru ana taatou i raro i teenei taumata oohiti tuatoru. Meenaa kaaore anoo koe kia werohia ki te rongoaa aaraimate, teenaa, kia kaha raa ki te whai i te werohanga. Maa te whai i te rongoaa aaraimate ka ora ai taatou katoa.
As our whaanau in Waikato and Taamaki brace themselves to spend more time at Alert Level 3, Kiingi Tuheitia reminds us all of our duty to stick to the rules and do what we can as individuals for the benefit of the collective. It is thanks to the incredible efforts of these communities that the rest of the country has remained safe from the Delta variant, and although we are still seeing community cases emerge we must acknowledge that the situation could be far worse.
Over the weekend we came together for Super Saturday, an epic nationwide event that highlighted our best qualities as a country: resourcefulness, energy, and community spirit. Here in the Waikato we were proud to see our whaanau getting behind the efforts and driving those numbers up. At the end of a mammoth day, just over 130,000 doses had been delivered. It was especially heartening to see Maaori record the highest ever number of vaccinations in a 24-hour period, with 21,815 doses delivered (10,825 first doses and 10,877 second doses). This contributed to Maaori vaccination levels increasing by 5.4 percent over the past week.
Overall, 63 percent of Maaori have received their first dose and 41 percent are now fully vaccinated. These numbers are moving in the right direction, but there is still a long way to go - especially when you consider that in general, 85 percent of New Zealanders have had their first dose and 65 percent are full vaccinated. Maaori are still considerably behind, meaning that we need to maintain the Super Saturday momentum and keep encouraging our whaanau to get vaccinated.
This is especially important as we consider the fact that Maaori continue to make up a disproportionate number of the emerging cases of COVID-19. Today, 31 out of 60 cases are Maaori, as well as 33 of the 92 cases over the weekend. The best way to stop this trend is to increase Maaori vaccination rates and protect our whaanau from becoming one of these numbers. |
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Key updates
- There were 92 new community cases over the weekend, including 87 in Auckland and five in Waikato.
- There are 60 new community cases of COVID-19 today, 57 in Auckland and three in Waikato.
- This takes the total cases linked to this outbreak to 2,037.
- Thirty-one of today's cases are Maaori.
- Twenty-four of today's new cases are not yet linked to existing cases, bringing the total of unlinked cases in the past 14 days to 131.
- There are 30 cases in hospital and five in ICU/HDU.
- Auckland will remain at Alert Level 3 for at least two more weeks. Waikato will remain at Alert Level 3 until at least Friday. Northland will move to Alert Level 2 on Tuesday at 11:59pm.
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For tribal members who are in need of urgent help please call us on 0800 TAINUI. Our tribal leaders will be sharing updates about supports directly from our Facebook page, so please visit us there too.
Applications for the third wave of the government's COVID-19 Resurgence Support Payment are open. These payments are for businesses that have experienced a decline in revenue due to alert level restrictions. We encourage any whaanau business owners to visit the IRD website to learn more and apply. |
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Taamaki Whaanau
We know our Taamaki whaanau have experienced a longer lockdown than others, so we want to collate as much information about the needs of our Taamaki whaanau so our response can be coordinated. Click on the link below to fill in the survey and if you have any paatai please call 0800 TAINUI.
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Vaccinations
- Anyone over the age of 12 can book their vaccination now at Book My Vaccine. If you live in Taamaki and your booking is not until October, you are encouraged to look at the website again to see if there is an earlier date.
- A number of vaccination buses, drive-through and walk-in vaccination clinics are popping up across the motu including those listed below.
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| All your vaccination questions answered here by NZ experts |
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Walk-in vaccination clinics
The following is a list of walk-in clinics run by the Waikato DHB and their providers. No need to book - just check the schedule below and drop in. Otherwise, you can book by visiting Book My Vaccine and selecting the closest clinic to you, or by calling 0800 28 29 26. The DHB will be adding more dates and locations here as they firm up their schedules. You can also be vaccinated at a range of other locations across Waikato, including GPs and pharmacies. See Healthpoint for those options |
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North Waikato
Whitikahu Hall
728 Whitikahu Road, Whitikahu
Wednesday 20 October
10am-3pm
Tuakau
Escott Road, Tuakau
Thursday 21 October
10am-3:30pm
Kirikiriroa
Tauwhare Marae
780 tauwhare Road, Pukemoremore
Tuesday 19 October
10am-3:30pm
Pukete Neighbourhood House
43 Church Road, Hamilton
Tuesday 19 October
10am-3:30pm
Waipaa
Mangatoatoa Marae
66 Te Mawhai Road, Tokanui
Wednesday 20 October
10am-3:30pm
Waitomo
Bush United Rugby Club
Mine Road
Wednesday 20 October
10am-3pm
Waitomo Sports Domain
28 Waitomo Village Road, Waitomo
Tuesday 20 October
10:30am-2pm
Oparure Marae
Oparure Road, Oparure
Friday 22 October
10am-2pm |
Naike Town Hall
3648 Highway 22, Naike
Thursday 21 October
10am-3pm
Te Rapa Sportsdrome
Ashhurst Road, Church Park, Hamilton
Tuesday 19 October
10am-3:30pm
Pirongia Memorial Hall
997 Franklin Street, Pirongia
Thursday 21 October
10am-3pm
Mookau Kohunui Marae
20 Moa Street, Piopio
Wednesday 20 October
10:30am-2pm
Aria Cosmopolitan Club
1 Kie Kie Road, Aria
Thursday 21 October
10:30am-2pm |
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Ootorohanga
Tihiroa Hall car park
Te Kawa Road, Ootorohanga
Friday 29 October
12pm-3pm
Honikiwi Hall
6 Turoto Road, Honikiwi
Friday 5 November
8am-11am
South Waikato
The Plaza
50 Kensington Street, Putaaruru
Wednesday 20 October
10am-3pm |
Toa Bridge
Otewa Road, Otewa
Friday 5 November
1pm-3pm
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COVID-19 testing centres
Extra testing sites have been established throughout the motu. Visit Health Point to find the closest site for you and your whaanau.
Me maumahara!
- Tests are free (unless part of international travel conditions).
- Take your contact details with you (NHI numbers are helpful but not absolutely necessary).
- You can take a support person but you should both stay in your vehicle unless directed otherwise.
- You need to isolate at home after your test until you receive a negative result.
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Walk-in or drive-in vaccination clinics
The Maaori-led operated vaccination centres are:
- Henderson Vaccination Centre, 28 Catherine Street, Henderson
- Taamaki (Glen Innes) Vaccination Centre, 261 Morrin Road, St Johns
- Manurewa Vaccination Centre, 81 Finlayson Avenue, Clendon Park, Manukau City
- Pukekohe Vaccination Centre 6 Roulston Street, Pukekohe
- Takanini Vaccination Centre, 8 Great South Rd, Takanini
- Papakura Marae Drive Through Vaccination Centre, 29 Hunua Road, Papakura
Taamaki Makaurau - Shot Cuz Vaccination Bus
For information on where the vaccination buses will be, check out the Facebook pages of these provider partners:
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COVID-19 testing centres
Extra testing sites have been established throughout the motu. Visit Health Point to find the closest site for you and your whaanau.
Me maumahara!
- Tests are free (unless part of international travel conditions).
- Take your contact details with you (NHI numbers are helpful but not absolutely necessary).
- You can take a support person but you should both stay in your vehicle unless directed otherwise.
- You need to isolate at home after your test until you receive a negative result.
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Tangihanga
We know that tangihanga are particularly complicated during lockdown situations and we have put together this Tangihanga Process chart to provide information for whaanau on the appropriate guidelines to follow under Alert Level 4. For tangihanga at Alert Level 3, we encourage whaanau to act as though they are at Alert Level 4 and follow the above tangihanga process. We acknowledge that tangihanga under lockdown conditions is extremely hard on whaanau.
As part of this process, please also remember the following:
- If your loved one has died from COVID-19 then it will be critical for the Police and/or Health Provider to support you with information on what to do next.
- If your loved one has died from an unknown cause, a post-mortem will need to be undertaken. The Police will facilitate this process and will liaise directly with whaanau.
- A GP or Medical Practitioner will also need to complete the death certificate.
- Any whaanau wanting to make burial arrangements for Taupiri Maunga urupaa must contact Mr Tumate Mahuta on 0800 TAINUI (0800 824 684).
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