COVID-19

New Zealand is now using the COVID-19 Protection Framework (traffic lights).

The current traffic light setting for Ōpōtiki is Orange.

Read about Life at Orange

Read about Council Facilities and Services at Orange

It is vital you follow the government’s updates and understand what is required of us all to stop the spread of Covid-19. We are all in this together.

For everything you need to know about COVID-19 and how you can unite against COVID-19, go to the New Zealand Government COVID-19 website.

Health advice and information

For COVID-19 health advice and information, contact the Healthline team (for free) on 0800 358 5453 or visit the Ministry of Health website.

Or view the government's support and services contact card or our Community support and services page.

Support for individuals, families, employers and self-employed people

For info about the support available for individuals, families, employers and self-employed people affected by COVID-19, contact Work and Income services on 0800 559 009 or go to the Work and Income website.

Or view the government's support and services contact card or our Community support and services page.

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Locations of interest and testing

Locations of interest are constantly being updated and a list is available on the Ministry of Health website.

For up-to-date information on all testing locations, please visit the Healthpoint website.

Vaccinations

Go to bookmyvaccine.nz or call the COVID Vaccination Healthline on 0800 28 29 26.

Alert Level breaches

Reporting breaches of any COVID-19 restrictions 105.police.govt.nz.

Face coverings

You are encouraged to wear a face covering when leaving your home, especially if it is hard to keep 2 metres physical distance from others.

You legally must wear a face covering if you are a customer or an employee involving customer contact at a business or service operating at Alert Levels 2, 3 and 4. This means, you legally must wear a face covering when visiting healthcare facilities; when visiting any businesses and services that are open and involve customer contact, including supermarkets, pharmacies and petrol stations.

Emergency Contact Numbers - Police, Fire & Ambulance

For help in an emergency call 111.

This is New Zealands emergancy contact number. This will connect you to the Police, Ambuland and Fire services.

Remeber to explain the details and location of the emergency clearly and percisely to the opperator.

Non Emergency Number

105 is the number for Police non-emergencies. You can use 105 to report things that have already happened that don’t need urgent Police assistance.

You can also report non-emergencies online here!

Ōpōtiki Police Station

The Opotiki Police Station is located at 29 King Street, Ōpōtiki.
Their phone number is 07 315 1110

Opotiki Hospital, Ōpōtiki Community Health Centre

32a King Street, Ōpōtiki
Call 07 315 8500

The hospital also offers an after hours bay located beside the main entrance. Use the intercom located here to connect to staff inside.

Whakatane Hospital

Stewart St, Whakatane
Call 07 306 0999

Opotiki District Council Services

For animal control or noise control please call - 07 315 3030

For information regarding waste disposal in Opotiki CLICK HERE!

You can find more information about Opotiki District Council here.

Travel & Road Closure Information

Call 0800 4 HIGHWAYS (0800 44 44 49) or visit www.nzta.govt.nz/traffic-and-travel-information/