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During July as part of the new Auckland Winter Festival – called Elemental – there are a number of things in play to tie in with the theme including the lighting up of the big tree on Stockade Hill. It will be lit up each evening during July to Celebrate the East. Seven eateries are also taking part and Paradice Ice Skating will provide a winter wonderland in Botany through Skate in the East. East Auckland Tourism will run an informal historic information event on two days – July 13 & 14 from 11am to 1pm with someone at three sites in the Howick Village who will be talking about the local history, The Historic East. This wonderful shot was taken by award-winning Times photographer Wayne Martin. Details at www.eastaucklandtourism.co.nz/event/155-celebrate-the-east
wo cases of the highly contagious disease measles have been reported at two local schools. Dr Julia Peters, clinical director at the Auckland Regional Public Health Service (ARPHS), confirmed there have been two cases of measles associated with Brookby School and Wakaaranga School. No other schools in this area have had confirmed cases although Howick Primary thought it had a case. “If there is a measles case in a school, ARPHS advises the Ministry of Education, and works with the school to inform staff, students and their families,” Dr Peters said. “Students who have shared a classroom with the case and who are not immune or unvaccinated are requested to stay away from school as they could be developing the illness. “We are asking schools not to exclude non-immune or unvaccinated students and staff until the case is confirmed. However, the suspected case does have to stay away from school until the diagnosis is confirmed. We are asking parents who think their child has measles to phone their GP surgery first so the child can be isolated on arrival.” Wakaaranga school principal Brent Jenkin said late on Friday, June 28, they were notified of a measles case at the school. “Because measles is a notifiable disease, we now need to follow Ministry of Health guidelines to try to minimise the spread of the measles virus at our school. This is now
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being managed following Board of Trustee policy guidelines. “Over the weekend we have made contact with those families where our records show that students are either not immunised or are not fully immunised.” Where students were not immunised, the school had asked that the children do not return until after the upcoming school holidays. This is to enable the required 14 day quarantine period to be observed. “Where students are partially immunised, we have asked that the parents of the children that they provide confirmation of full immunisation before returning to school. Failing that the required 14 day quarantine period is also to be observed.” Brookby School confirmed a case of measles to parents in a notice on June 28, the day it was diagnosed. “The child is in quarantine at home currently and was infectious here at school in Room 3 on Wed 19th of June and Thu 20th of June,” the notice said. The school advised parent sto keep non-immunised children at home for the rest of the term. “We have tried to contact those parents in Room 3 who have children that are not immunised, or may in fact have immune deficiencies,” the school said. “If you haven’t already advised us of your child/ren’s current state of immunisations/immunity it would be a great time to update their records here at the school.” Meanwhile Howick Primary School principal Leyette Callister said her school had a scare. ➤ Turn to Page 3
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