26 Nov 2021

Travellers to Northland warned they'll be sent home if they get Covid

From Checkpoint, 5:46 pm on 26 November 2021

Anyone making the trip to Northland this summer is being warned they'll likely be sent home if they get Covid - as the region's resources will be stretched to the limit.

Te Tai Tokerau's bracing for up to 50,000 visitors over the next few months, but the region's health boss is asking anyone who is unvaccinated to stay away.

Nita Blake-Persen reports.