Kia ora/Hello,

Our team of 5 million did it..yay! We are currently in Alert level 1 and everyone is advised to "Stay vigilant".  Our team are back working in the community and with our many valued stakeholders. 

We are working together as a team to uphold Kaitiakitanga throughout our response efforts through our active practice of responsibility and care, ensuring the welfare, health and security for all. This includes following the advice of the New Zealand Government Golden Rules for everyone at level 1; 

• If you’re sick, stay home. Don’t go to work or school. Don’t socialise. 
• If you have cold or flu symptoms call your doctor or Healthline. 
• Wash your hands. Wash your hands. Wash your hands. 
• Sneeze and cough into your elbow, and regularly disinfect shared surfaces.
• If you are told by health authorities to self-isolate you must do so immediately. 
• If you’re concerned about your wellbeing or have underlying health conditions, work with your GP to understand how best to stay healthy. 
• Keep track of where you’ve been and who you’ve seen to help contact tracing if needed. Use the NZ COVID Tracer app as a handy way of doing this. 
• Businesses should help people keep track of their movements by displaying a QR Code for contact tracing. 
• Stay vigilant. There is still a global pandemic going on. People and businesses should be prepared to act fast to step up Alert Levels if we have to. 
• People will have had different experiences over the last couple of months. Whatever you’re feeling — it’s okay. Be kind to others. Be kind to yourself.

Our office is open between 8:30 am - 5 pm. 

We acknowledge that during this time it may be overwhelming returning back to work, school or the simple fact of being around more people/traffic. We encourage you to free call or text 1737 at any time to confidentially speak to a trained counselor. 

We appreciate your tautoko/support as a valued stakeholder. For more information about our services, visit our Home page. 

Ngā mihi