COVID-19 Response: Ngāti Manuhiri Settlement Trust & Manuhiri Kaitiaki Charitable Trust

With Aotearoa moving to Alert Level 4 from 11:59 pm 17-August-2021 the office of the Ngāti Manuhiri Settlement Trust and the Manuhiri Kaitiaki Charitable Trust, based at 2-4 Elizabeth Street Warkworth, is closed until further notice.

Resource Management Unit

All employees are working from home during alert level 4 and will not be attending any site visits during this time.

If you had a site visit booked with any of the team, it has been postponed until further notice - the technical officer will be in direct contact with you at their earliest convenience.

Enquiries

For all Governance or general enquiries: info@ngatimanuhiri.iwi.nz

For the Resource Management Unit: kaitiaki@ngatimanuhiri.iwi.nz

For the registered members of the Ngāti Manuhiri Settlement Trust: registration@ngatimanuhiri.iwi.nz

The move to Alert Level 4 is in response to a community case of COVID-19 in Tāmaki which is currently under investigation.

Helpful Information

Everyone must stay home • The most important thing you can do right now to protect whānau is stay at home – he noho kāinga, he oranga tangata. • The only reasons you can leave home are to shop for groceries, access necessary healthcare, get a COVID-19 test, exercise, or go to work if you are working in an Alert Level 4 service. • Please only make physical contact with those who you live with. This means hongi, harirū, and awhi with people outside your bubble should be suspended. • Kaua e āwangawanga, during this time, you will still be able to access all the essentials you need. • If you feel māuiui, do not go outside. Call Healthline or your GP to ask for medical advice.

Getting kai and shopping for the whānau • Kia mōhio mai, supermarkets, dairies, pharmacies, and food banks will remain open. • To help prevent mass numbers when shopping, try and send in only one family member at a time. Make sure to also practice 2-meter physical distancing and good hygiene. • Dairies and food banks will operate a strict “one-in, one-out” policy.

Public spaces that must close • All public facilities must close. This includes bars, restaurants, cafes, gyms, cinemas, pools, museums, libraries, and playgrounds. • Indoor and outdoor events cannot go ahead. This includes social gatherings, hui, birthdays, tangihanga, and weddings.

Education • All schools and early childhood education centres are closed. Schools will be providing information directly to all parents about what this means for them. • Where possible, Alert Level 4 workers with children aged 0 to 14 need to make their own arrangements for childcare. However, we know this will not be possible for everyone. • Alternative arrangements are in place to allow Alert Level 4 workers to access childcare and continue to work. Your employer will let you know if you qualify as an Alert Level 4 worker for these purposes.

Alert Level 4 services • Rubbish collection will continue. Check your local authority website for recycling. • NZ Post will deliver mail and courier drivers will continue to make deliveries. • Self-service laundries can stay open, if 2-metre physical distancing is enforced. • Service stations will remain open and will be supplied.

Meeting friends and whānau • If you live alone, you may arrange with another person living alone or a household to be part of your household bubble. Heoi anō, they must be in the same town or city. • Tamariki can travel between the homes of separated parents so as long as they live in the same town/city. • It’s also okay for you to drop off groceries to others, but please drop the groceries at the door. Always keep a 2-meter distance.

Funerals and tangihanga • The Ministry of Health wants to acknowledge that this will be a challenging time for you and your whānau, especially if you are grieving. • Funeral directors can continue working at Alert Level 4. However, coming together for tangihanga is not permitted at Alert Level 4. • Only people from the same bubble as the deceased person can go to the funeral home and cemetery with the tūpāpaku, and only if these are in the same region. Kōrero with your funeral director about specific arrangements, including how to keep your physical distance. • If you ever feel you are not coping, it is important to talk with a health professional. For support, you can call or text 1737. It's free, anytime, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to talk with a trained counsellor.

Accessing healthcare • You can still get medical help if you need it. This includes healthcare services, such as Healthline, GPs, cancer services, disability, and aged support services. If you need to see a doctor or other medical professional, make sure to phone first. • Please only call Healthline if you or someone you know feels māuiui or you need medical advice, rather than general questions about COVID-19. It's important Healthline is free to answer calls from those who need it. • If you cannot get through and are severely unwell, for example having trouble breathing, contact emergency services (call 111).

Transport and travel • At Alert Level 4, all types of transport and travel are restricted. Only travel for essential reasons, such as to get food or medicine, or to go to work if you are an Alert Level 4 worker, is allowed. Public transport, taxis, and ride-sharing services for transport will still be available. • If you are away from home when New Zealand moves to Alert Level 4, you have up to 48 hours to travel home. However, please try and get home as soon as possible.

Exercise and recreation • It’s okay for you and your bubble to go for a walk, run, or bike ride. If you do go exercising, it must be solitary, or with those in your bubble. Make sure to keep a 2-meter distance from everyone else. • Please do not do activities that may require search and rescue services. For example, don’t go swimming, surfing, boating, hunting, or tramping.

Update on the COVID-19 vaccination rollout • To limit the movement of whānau during Level 4, the vaccination programme will pause for all of Aotearoa for an initial period of 48 hours. • This means that all vaccination centres in Aotearoa will be closed on Wednesday and Thursday and appointments are canceled – people who have appointments on these days will hear from the Ministry of Health soon to provide information on rebooking. You will be contacted by text, email, or phone call. _____________ For more information on Alert Level 4 visit the Unite Against COVID-19 website.