People queue in cars for Covid-19 tests in Kamo, Northland, this week.
Photo: RNZ / Liu Chen
Te Kahui o Taonui, Te Tai Tokerau iwi leaders, met yesterday to discuss how best to protect at risk people, including kaumātua, from the community case of Covid-19 in the region.
Ngāpuhi Pandemic Response project lead Tia Ashby was at the hui and said that if kaumātua did need to leave the home for important appointments, they should wear a mask. We just need to be vigilant and protect our whakapapa, Ashby. Many [iwi] have now engaged resurgence protocols, we ve mobilised our health workforce and extended testing hours [and] all these messages have been communicated out to whānau and to the wider community.