Kia Ora
New long-term strategy for COVID-19
You’ll be aware that New Zealand will move to a new, long-term approach to COVID-19. These changes have been made based on public health advice and reflect high levels of immunity and declining case numbers across New Zealand.
This new approach will only result in minor changes to the way we operate.
The very positive news is that household contacts of a person with COVID-19 do not need to isolate, but instead are asked to complete a RAT test each day, for five days. Therefore, ākonga who are household contacts but test negative and do not have COVID-19 symptoms, should continue to attend. It is the best place for them to be so they can be engaged in their learning, and connected with their teachers, classmates and friends.
Information on how to get RAT kits can be found here: Request a RAT– Ministry of Health
Mask wearing is no longer required.
All the other recommended public health measures will stay in place as we know they reduce the spread of infectious illnesses including COVID-19. These include ensuring our indoor spaces are well-ventilated, maintaining good hand hygiene, encouraging everyone to cough or sneeze into elbows and, most importantly, staying home and getting tested if they have COVID-19 symptoms.
Thank you for your ongoing support in protecting our community.
He rautaki wā-roa hou mō te KOWHEORI-19
E mōhio ana koe ka neke a Aotearoa ki tētahi huarahi wā-roa hou mō KOWHEORI-19. Kua rite ēnei panonitanga i runga i ā te hauora tūmatanui tohutohu mai, te kaha o te āraitanga mate me te iti haere o ngā kēhi puta noa i Aotearoa.
He iti noa ngā panonitanga ki ā tātou whakahaerenga.
Ko te rongo pai ia ko te hunga noho tahi me tētahi kua mau KOWHEORI-19 kua kore e mate kia noho taratahi, engari ko te hiahia kia whakaoti noa i tētahi whakamātautau RAT i ia rā, mō ngā rā e 5. Nā reira, ko ngā ākonga e noho tahi ana me tētahi, engari kāore i a rātou ngā tohu KOWHEORI-19 kitea ana i ngā whakamātautau, me tae ā-tinana tonu. Koirā te wāhi pai mō rātou kia ū tōnu ki ā rātou akoranga, me te tūhono tonu ki ō rātou kaiako, ō rātou hoa katoa.
Ka kitea he pārongo me te whiwhi kete RAT i konei: Request a RAT – Ministry of Health NZ
Kua whakakorehia te ritenga kia mau ārai kanohi.
Ko ērā atu tikanga hauora tūmatanui ka mau tonu i runga i te mōhio mā te pērā ka iti te hora haere o ngā māuiui hōrapa pēnei me te KOWHEORI-19. Pērā i te whai kia pai te hā ora o roto i ngā wāhi mahi, te mau ki ngā tikanga horoi ringaringa, me te whakahau i ngā tāngata katoa kia maremare, kia matihe rānei ki te tuke, engari ko te mea nui, kia noho ki te kāinga kia whakamātautauria mēnā kua pā ki a rātou ngā tohu KOWHEORI-19.
Tēnā rawa atu koe mōu i tautoko tonu i tō hapori kia noho haumaru tonu.
Noho ora mai
Ngā mihi nui
Dr Brian Evans
ONZM BA,
Dip Tch, MEd, PhD
Principal