Tai Tokerau whānau are nervously waiting to see if the region has escaped any Covid spread after a positive case visited the region.
The Ministry of Health has yet to release any locations of interest linked to the case, which had travelled north from Auckland.
That has put locals on edge, but some fear it will take a tragedy to hammer home the major risk Delta poses for unvaccinated Northlanders.
Aanei te kai ripoata a Nita Blake-Persen.