Wairoa - with a population of almost 70 percent Māori - was ahead of the game with its Covid-19 vaccination rollout but seems to have hit a roadblock.
Although it's fully vaccinated rates are the highest in Hawke's Bay, first rate doses are lagging behind.
The Prime Minister will be visiting the town today, among others, in an effort to boost vaccination numbers.
Hawke's Bay reporter Tom Kitchin has more.