COVID-19

Kia ora,    This email provides an update on the Government’s COVID-19 announcement, including guidance and links to additional information.     The Government announced this week that it has removed the last remaining mandatory COVID-19 public health requirements for a 7-day isolation period for people testing positive for COVID-19, along with the mandatory wearing of […]

The Government has established a reimbursement process for unvaccinated in-home family carers who undertook family carer work that was not paid as a result of the former COVID-19 vaccine mandate. This follows a High Court finding in March this year that the Government had made a process error by extending the COVID-19 vaccination mandate to […]

FROM WHAIKAHA MINISTRY OF DISABLED PEOPLE   The dedicated COVID-19 Disability Helpline is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call free on 0800 11 12 13. Text 8988. Or access it with the New Zealand Relay Service at www.nzrelay.co.nz   The helpline can provide: – Help or information about vaccines, testing, face […]

Our koha to the disability community   Kia ora koutou,   Covid has affected many whānau hauā (disabled people and their families), and winter makes it harder. For whānau hauā in need, the Awahou network has care packs to support those who have to isolate or with winter ailments here in Tāmaki Makaurau.   Our […]

Please see below call for research participants from Dr. Solmaz Nazari Orakani:   Disabled people and their parents/whānau are invited to participate in a research project looking at their experiences in accessing health care during the pandemic. This project also looks at the possible impacts of access barriers on disabled people’s short and long-term health outcomes. […]