Coronavirus (COVID-19)

If you are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, get tested.

How to get tested

If you have symptoms of COVID-19 it is FREE to get a COVID-19 test. You can get tested at:

• your general practice (GP)
• a community testing centre, or
• Request a RAT kit to test at home for you and your household, and pick up at your nearest collection site (or phone 0800 222 478, choose option 3, from 8am-8pm, 7 days a week)

See more information at www.covid19wellingtonregion.health.nz/testing-tracing/ 

If you have medical questions, call your local GP for advice or Healthline on 0800 358 5453.

Find your nearest testing centre

Be prepared

With Omicron circulating in our community, it's important to prepare your whānau for the possibility of self-isolating.

Be prepared

Get vaccinated

Find out the latest news and updates on COVID-19 vaccination and boosters across the greater Wellington region.

Getting vaccinated

Simple tips to stay well

Here's some simple steps you can take to protect your whānau, your community, and yourself from COVID-19 and other illnesses:

• Wear a face covering
• Stay home if you are sick
• Wash your hands or use hand sanitiser
• Cough or sneeze into your elbow
• Clean or disinfect shared surfaces regularly
• Keep your distance from people you do not know

Find out more about keeping up healthy habits

Useful links

• Ministry of Health website
  
• New Zealand Government Unite against COVID-19 website
• Ministry of Education: Information for the education sector, and parents, caregivers and whānau of learners
  
• Information for health professionals