May 25, 2021
Ngati Hine ramps up vaccination network
Ngāti Hine Health Trust has opened its new Torongare Covid-19 vaccination centre in Whāngarei with a dawn ceremony this morning.
Chief executive Geoff Milner says the ground floor of its Walton Street site has been renovated to complement Northland District Health Board’s vaccination roll out.
It will welcome and support priority groups who are at risk, particularly kuia and kaumatua and their whānau, within a kaupapa Māori environment.
He says manaakitanga is key to engaging with whānau, especially those who might be a little hesitant.
The trust will also open centres in Moerewa-Kawakawa, Pipiwai and Russell in time for the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccination to the general population scheduled for the beginning of July.
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