Covid 19: Services at Kaipara District Council slightly tweaked is only Northland local body disruption
27 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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Customer service hours at the Kaipara District Council are reduced as a precautionary measure against Covid.
Photo / John Stone
Northern Advocate
Mangawhai Library is closed and some Kaipara District Council building and health inspections suspended after a positive Covid case was disagnosed in Northland.
However, no services at the Whangārei and Far North district councils have been affected so far.
The Mangawhai Library will look to reopen on Tuesday next week.
The Kaipara council s Dargaville offices open between 9am and 4.30pm and at Mangawhai from 9am to 4pm.
Hundreds of people are being asked to stay home and get a Covid-19 test today after a Northland woman tested positive for the virus.
Businesses visited by Northland’s community Covid-19 case say they are “angry and frustrated” at not being contacted by health officials, with some resorting to Healthline for guidance.
Stuff has spoken to 11 businesses who say they weren’t contacted by the Ministry of Health, leaving some unsure whether to remain open or close for a deep clean. Some said they had been waiting on hold for hours in an attempt to get guidance from Healthline.
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Northland Covid-19 testing sites overwhelmed, public anxiety and workforce shortage to blame
25 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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Valeria, Mila, and Lance Gilmore were one of many whānau trying to keep cool as hundreds of cars lined up at the Ruakākā testing station yesterday. Photo / Tania Whyte
Northern Advocate
Northlanders were forced to wait hours at Covid-19 testing sites across Whangārei and Mangawhai as thousands swarmed to get tested yesterday.
Even with two extra testing stations at Mangawhai Domain and Pohe Island in Whangārei, anxious Northlanders had no choice but to withstand almost 30C heat as they waited in their cars.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Calls to Healthline s hotline spike following Northland case
25 Jan, 2021 04:51 AM
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NZ Herald
Calls to Healthline s dedicated Covid-19 information line have more than quadrupled in recent days, leading to increased wait times for callers.
A 56-year-old woman from Northland tested positive for Covid-19 after completing the required 14 days of managed isolation at the Pullman Hotel in Auckland.
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Before developing symptoms, she travelled to a number of places around the southern part of Northland.
A full list of those locations, including two new shops - Carpet Court and Farmers in Whangarei - is at the bottom of this story.
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Northland residents have waited up to three and a half hours to get a Covid test this morning after the