West Auckland's Waipareira Trust will today begin offering saliva testing to all its staff involved in Covid-19 vaccination and testing.
Saliva testing, which is seen as less invasive than regular nasal swab testing, is currently available only to border workers.
The trust is upset about a lack of progress on launching the alternative testing tool and hopes to achieve a swifter government response.
Waipareira Trust chief executive John Tamihere spoke to Corin Dann.