Covid 19 Response
Te Paatu ki Kauhanga COVID-19 Response
Te Paatu ki Kauhanga has established a response team supported by Te Paatu ki Kauhanga Trust Board COVID-19 Response sub-committee. Our COVID-19 Hapū Response team have been fielding calls to our freephone 0800 TE PAATU (0800 837 2288) and arranging support for whānau who have tested positive for COVID-19 and are in isolation.
If you or your whānau need support while isolating please call us on our free phone:
0800 Te Paatu
We encourage all whānau to report their RATs results (even if you return a negative result) by ringing 0800 222 478 option 3 or online at https://mycovidrecord.health.nz/ if you have a registered My Health account.
Whānau in the Far North - particularly on Karikari Peninsula, Taipā and Mangonui are also encouraged to contact
0800 KAHUTIA for support with kai and medical packs.
If you develop COVID-19 symptoms get tested immediately. Read more about COVID-19 testing and find your local testing station at Healthpoint.
If you test positive you will need to isolate for a full 7 days, and so will your household contacts. For most people, symptoms of COVID-19 will be mild and can be managed at home. You can find health advice to help manage your illness on the COVID-19 Health Hub.
Maintain a safe distance from others (at least 1 metre), even if they don’t appear to be sick.
Wear a mask in public, especially indoors or when physical distancing is not possible.
Choose open, well-ventilated spaces over closed ones. Open a window if indoors.
Stay home if you feel unwell.
Key Contacts and sources of information
- Healthline 0800 358 5453
- General Healthline 0800 611 116
- Government helpline 0800 779 997
- Need to talk? Call or text 1737 to talk to a trained counsellor for free, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- Youthline call 0800 376 633, free text 234 or email talk@youthline.co.nz
- Kidsline 0800 54 37 54 (0800 KIDSLINE) for young people up to 18 years of age.
- Skylight call 0800 299 100 helping children, young people and their families and whanau through tough times of change, loss, trauma and grief.
- Lifeline 0800 543 354 (0800 LIFELINE) or free text 4357 (HELP).
- Suicide Crisis Helpline 0508 828 865 (0508 TAUTOKO).
- Depression and Anxiety Helpline 0800 111 757 or free text 4202 to talk to a trained counsellor about how you are feeling and ask any questions.
- Anxiety phone line 0800 269 4389 (0800 ANXIETY).
- Family Services 211 Helpline 0800 211 211 for help finding, and direct transfer to, community – based health and social support services in your area.
- OUTline NZ 0800 688 5463 for confidential telephone support for secualtiy or gender identiy issues.
- Womens Refuge 0800 733 843
Financial Support
WINZ General line 0800 559 009
Seniors 65+ 0800 552 002
Students 0800 889 900
Food Banks
Salvation Army 09 408 0795
Fresh Start Kaitaia 09 408 0212
Other Services
Tenancy Services 0800 836 262
Animal Welfare 0800 008 333
Business Support
- North Island 0800 500 362
- South Island 0800 505 096
Employment Advice
- WINZ Job Search 0800 779 009
- Employment NZ 0800 209 020
- Worksafe 0800 030 040
Citizens Advice Bureau 0800 367 222
Far North Services
Te Hiku Hauora, Kaitaia 09 408 4024
Te Hiku Hauora GP Clinic 09 408 0049
Te Hiku Hauora Mamaru 09 406 0074
Waitomo Social Services 09 408 0900
Ngāti Kahu Social Services 09 406 1441
Mahitahi Hauora 09 438 1015
Broadway Health, Kaitaia 0800 276 239
Top Health, Kaitaia 09408 1982
Kaitaia Hospital 09 408 9180
