8 Dec 2025

Appeal for people at measles locations of interest to call Healthline

From Checkpoint, 4:45 pm on 8 December 2025

Health New Zealand is appealing for people who have been at any of almost a dozen measles locations of interest to urgently call Healthline. Te Whatu Ora says anyone at the locations on the days and times listed could be at risk of developing measles and spreading it to others. To date there's been 30 cases in the outbreak. Health New Zealand's public health medicine specialist Dr Sharon Sime spoke to Lisa Owen.