COVID-19 Hotline: Skype & Email Address
Skype: COVID-19.deafaotearoa
When: Monday-Friday, 8am-4pm
Email: covid@deaf.org.nz
Latest Updates
1. WELCOME PACK NAU MAI, HAERE MAI – youtube
1. Managed Isolation Welcome Pack
Date 10 months ago
New Zealand currently has nearly eliminated COVID-19. As such, people can travel freely within New Zealand. However, to keep New Zealand safe, everyone who travels to New Zealand are legally…
MSD Update March 2021 – youtube
Medical certificate update March 2021
Date 10 months ago
Restarting medical certificates for Disability Allowance patients We’re writing to let you know the Ministry of Social Development is reinstating Disability Allowance reviews from 23 February 2021. This means Work…
Impact of the vaccine on our borders – youtube
Impact of the vaccine on our borders
Date 11 months ago
It’s too soon to understand how the availability of vaccines in New Zealand and internationally will influence any changes to our border controls. Researchers are working to confirm whether a vaccinated person…
COVID-19 Vaccination programme – youtube
COVID-19 vaccination programme
Date 11 months ago
The Ministry of Health is developing a plan to make sure that vaccines are distributed fairly. Those more at risk from COVID-19 including such as border workers, health workers, Māori, Pacific…
Making sure NZ's COVID-19 vaccines are safe – youtube
Making sure New Zealand’s COVID-19 vaccines are safe
Date 11 months ago
The Government has secured supplies of the vaccines for the entire country and to support our Pacific neighbours. The Government has four Advance Purchase Agreements for COVID-19 vaccines. These agreements…
COVID-19 Vaccine – youtube
COVID-19 Vaccines
Date 11 months ago
Safe and effective vaccines are an essential part of how we protect New Zealand and our Pacific neighbours from COVID-19. Vaccines will also be important to our economic recovery and…
Make Summer Unstoppable – COVID 19 – youtube
Make Summer unstoppable
Date 11 months ago
Aotearoa – let’s make our summer unstoppable! This year, more than ever, we’re hanging out for our summer holidays. We all want an uninterrupted summer – uninterrupted by the weather…
School Holidays – youtube
School Holidays
Date 12 months ago
Make your holiday unstoppable! Keep doing the 4 Golden Rules to stop COVID-19 Wash your hands Cough or sneeze into your elbow Keep track of where you go, either using…
Back to School – youtube
Back to School
Date 12 months ago
It’s safe go to school! We know that COVID-19 made it a strange last year with not being able to go to school and see your mates for some of…
4 Golden Rules – youtube
The 4 Golden Rules
Date 12 months ago
Wash your hands Cough or sneeze into your elbow Keep track of where you go, either using the COVID Tracer app with your Bluetooth turned on or with a COVID-19…
Episode 1 Food and Shopping
Episode 1: Food & Shopping
Date 1 year ago
For many New Zealanders, when Covid-19 Alert Level 3 was announced, food shopping was a top priority. However, our disabled community discovered that safe and accessible shopping provided a number…
Changes for medical certificates Update Nov 2020 – youtube
Changes for medical certificates Update Nov 2020
Date 1 year ago
No Medical Certificate renewals required until after 31 July 2021 We’re writing to let you know you don’t need to provide us with another medical certificate for now. We stopped…