Monday will see another round of focused Covid-19 surveillance testing in seven suburbs - five of which are in South Auckland - while health officials have called for a boost in vaccination numbers in our biggest city this week.
Ensuring the jabbing and swabbing message reaches Maori and Pasifika communities is seen as critical to future lockdowns.
University of Otago immunologist Dr Dianne Sika-Paotonu spoke to Corin Dann.