30/09/2025
🦠 As reported yesterday (29 September), there is one confirmed measles case in the Queenstown area. There is no known link between the Queenstown case and the Northland cases.
🦠 Two new measles cases have been confirmed in Northland today. Both of these cases have been in quarantine while infectious. There have now been six cases of measles in the region in total.
👉 There are a number of new locations of interest, primarily in Queenstown and Cromwell, but also in Northland, following ongoing contact tracing efforts.
For Locations of Interest advice, visit: http://spr.ly/6187AgqtZ
📞 Call Healthline on 0800 611 116 urgently if you haven’t been contacted by public health already, and stay home until you’ve received advice.
🏠 If you have any measles symptoms also stay home and seek health advice. Call your usual healthcare or Hauora provider or ring Healthline. Measles symptoms: high fever, cough, runny nose, sore red eyes, followed by a rash.
😷 If you need to visit a health care facility call first and tell the healthcare professional that you have been to a Location of Interest. If you need an in-person appointment, wear a well-fitting mask to protect others.
👉 For more info, visit: http://spr.ly/6188Agqtw
