26 Jan 2021

Iwi, supermarkets supplying food and water to testing queues

From Midday Report, 12:11 pm on 26 January 2021

Northland iwi and local supermarkets are supplying water and food to those waiting hours to get tested for Covid.

Ngati Wai volunteers handing out supplies to those waiting for Covid testing in Kamo. 26 January 2021.

Photo: RNZ / Liu Chen

Testing stations in the region are contiuing to be overrun by people, with lines of dozens of cars building up.

The Health Ministry promised it would have more staff at its testing sites in Auckland and Northland today after frustrations boiled over at yesterday's long waits.

RNZ's reporter, Chen Liu, spoke to Māni Dunlop from the testing centre in Kamo, just north of Whangarei.