24 Feb 2021

Hours-long lines at Otara testing centre despite extra staff

From Midday Report, 12:14 pm on 24 February 2021

Hundreds of Aucklanders have turned out to Covid-19 testing centres across the city - with more demand than anticipated at one in Ōtara town centre.

Ōtara testing centre on Wednesday morning.

Photo: RNZ / Simon Rogers

That station is a short drive from two new locations of interest - Kmart in Botany and Dark Vapes in East Tamaki - and they even increased their staffing levels ahead of it opening this morning.

RNZ's reporter Katie Todd has been in Ōtara and spoke to Māni Dunlop.