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Aotearoa Covid Action
@covidactionnz.bsky.social
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Advocating for a comprehensive and equitable Covid response.
#cleanair #covidisnotover #covidisnotmild #maskup
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We now have a new mask bloc in Hamilton! Based in Western Community Centre.

We will need funds and volunteers to keep it going. For the former: chuffed.org/project/1535...

For the latter, feel free to DM us!
Box of masks on table in front of colorful wall. A large paper sign says Free masks. Please help yourself. Aotearoa Covid Action.
October 31, 2025 at 3:44 AM
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Measles is airborne. Wear a good quality mask as a layer of protection.
A graphic image with a black background and a large circle of scarlet red with white text and a white line drawn image of an N95 mask. The text reads: Measles. Add a layer of protection. There is a white banner at the bottom of the graphic with Aotearoa Covid Action's logo inside.
October 30, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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With the current evolving measles situation, remember to check your vaccination status and you can get boosted for free.
A graphic image with a black background and a large circle of scarlet red with white text. The text reads: Measles. Don't wait vaccinate. There is a white banner at the bottom of the graphic with Aotearoa Covid Action's logo inside.
October 30, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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WELLINGTON: Are you interested in a Covid Careful event at Ye Olde Pinball Shoppe?

www.facebook.com/share/1Cu3Cu...
Image of Pinball machines on the left and right with Ye Olde Pinball Shoppe circle logo in the bottom centre
October 30, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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AUCKLAND: Are you interested in attending a Covid Careful Social Meetup?

www.facebook.com/events/20146...
Photo of Totara Park with covered bench, path, trees, and picnic tables
October 28, 2025 at 4:56 AM
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Solidarity with the striking workers. Let's look after each other's health while standing up for fair pay and fair working conditions.
The graphic has a bright yellow background with black text and a black outline image of an N95 mask. The text reads - Mega-strike not mega-spreader. There is a small violet framed white banner at the bottom of the graphic with Aotearoa Covid Action's logo inside.
October 22, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Striking? Wear a mask.

From Sir Mason Durie's Te Whare Tapa Whā model for health describing health and wellbeing as a wharenui/meeting house with four walls sitting on the land (whenua). The two walls here are:
Taha tinana - physical health/the body.
Taha whānau - belonging - community & family.
The graphic has a bright green background with white text and a white outline image of an N95 mask. The text reads - Striking? Taha tinana. Taha whānau. There is a small violet framed white circle in the bottom right with Aotearoa Covid Action's logo inside.
October 22, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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Collective action, collective care

#wearamask #strike #covidsafe
The graphic has a vivid azure blue background with white text and a white outline image of an N95 mask. The text reads - Collective action, collective care. Strike safe. There is a small orange framed white circle in the bottom right with Aotearoa Covid Action's logo inside.
October 20, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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We support the right to strike. Wear a mask in the crowd to invest in your health 💪
The graphic has a raspberry red background with white text and a white outline image of an N95 mask. The text reads - Striking? Invest in your health by masking. There is a small violet framed white circle in the bottom right with Aotearoa Covid Action's logo inside.
October 20, 2025 at 6:08 AM
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It's not just about salary, it's about working conditions. At ACA we believe teachers and students deserve clean air classrooms, adequate sick leave, and access to vaccines and antivirals. We don't accept the "new normal" of constant sickness and teachers quitting the profession due to Long Covid.
The graphic has a deep blue background with white text and a white outline image of an N95 mask. The text reads - Striking? Mask up to stay safe for school. There is a small yellow ocher framed white circle in the bottom right with Aotearoa Covid Action's logo inside.
October 19, 2025 at 4:52 AM
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Striking? Be loud, stay safe in the crowd.
The graphic has a bright orange background with white text and a white outline image of an N95 mask. The test reads - Striking? Be loud, stay safe in the crowd! There is a small violet framed circle in the bottom right with Aotearoa Covid Action's logo.
October 18, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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This week we've given out 160+ masks from our mask bloc!
A KN95 mask in white against grey background. Photo by Markus Winkler/ Unsplash
October 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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Wellingtonians - Are you interested?

An hour of unlimited play on the machines at Ye Olde Pinball Shoppe before regular opening hours on a Sunday from 10-11 am. N95 or better masks to be worn at all times and there is an air purifier. $20/person and we need 25 people to make the event happen.
The graphic has a violet background and white text. The text reads: Wellingtonians are you interested? Pinball wizards aren't required, but a mask is. Dividing the text is a photograph of the interior of an empty pinball arcade. There are also small graphic images of an N95 mask, and Aotearoa Covid Action's logo.
October 7, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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We need to get serious about protecting our tamariki. Study finds Long Covid risk for children doubles after a second infection.
stillcoviding.ca/en/news/long...
A photographic image of an abandoned grey teddy bear lying facedown on a path outside a house. The text above reads: A second infection doubles a child's Long Covid risk. The background color is a light aqua and Aotearoa Covid Action's logo is at the bottom of the graphic. Photo by Trym Nilsen on Unsplash.
October 4, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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For our Wellington whānau:
Our mask bloc is officially stocked and ready to go! Come on down to Newtown Library for some free masks.
A box of masks sitting on a bench with black and white sign above: Free masks please help yourself
October 2, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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The background is a photographic image of a half full tumbler of water. The text reads: Why investment in clean indoor air is vital preparation for the pandemics and climate emergencies to come. Clean air is a universal health protection, just like clean drinking water. Amanda Kvalsvig and Anna-Maria Arabia – theconversation.com. Photo by Manu Schwendener on Unsplash.
October 2, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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We are so humbled to have met our donation goal of $500 after only two days after launching our ACA Wellington Mask Bloc donation page. Its so heartening that people believe in this cause so much that they are still willing to donate in a recession. We have set a new goal of $1000.
Yellow image with purple stylised mask graphic in a circle and ACA logo
October 2, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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Our board game social was a success yesterday! Thanks to the D*List for giving us 3 free hours in their office space in Auckland and to Cheeky Parrot Games which provided the games library. We hope to arrange more get togethers like this. We had about 25 people brave Auckland's weather to attend.
A group of 4 people wearing masks sitting around a table playing a board game holding cards
August 31, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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Are Covid Boosters free in NZ?
A graphic with a close-up photo image of a woman cradling her arm after a vaccine and there is a small band-aid on her bare arm at the vaccine site. The Q and A text reads: Are Covid Boosters free in NZ? Boosters are free for people 30 and over, and for anyone who has an underlying health problem that puts them at risk of serious illness. The Aotearoa Covid Action logo is in the lower right of the graphic. Photo by Kaja Reichardt on Unsplash.
August 30, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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Both SARS-COV-2 infections and Long Covid are under-counted in children
A colourblocked graphic of a strong orange background with teal rectangles and white text: “Both SARS-CoV-2 infection and Long Covid are under-counted in children.” Each preventative action limits transmission. Covid is airborne. (bulletpoints) Clean indoor air and ventilate rooms - Test and isolate if sick - Mask in indoor public spaces - Vaccinate if available. Quote source: Long Covid in Aotearoa NZ: Risk assessment and preventive action urgently needed - PPHC - Public Health Communication Centre Aotearoa – 2024. The Aotearoa Covid Action logo is in the lower right of the graphic and in the lower part is a photographic image of a mother in profile holding her young child. Photo by dnk photo on Unsplash. It is in an abstract shape and has a teal filter applied.
August 23, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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Sick again? This month, in some New Zealand schools, there have been days when more than 50% of students have been absent due to illness. Let’s get clean air happening in all schools and early childhood settings.
The text reads: Sick again? This month, in some New Zealand schools, there have been days when more than 50% of students have been absent due to illness. Let’s get clean air happening in all schools and early childhood settings. The text is white over a red background and there is a photographic image of three laughing children under the text. The Aotearoa Covid Action logo is in the bottom right corner. Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash.
August 20, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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You're invited! A social event in Auckland for the Covid Careful 😷
Video Game console on mauve background with purple and yellow stripes. Text says: Aotearoa Covid Action / Playing the long game/ 31st of August 1 - 4 pm. A navy star contains the words Masks Required.
August 17, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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The text reads: Breath on the bus goes 'round and 'round, we all mask to be safe and sound, so many things going 'round and 'round, all though the town. The text is on a gold background with a photo of a moving yellow city passenger bus below. The Aotearoa Covid Action logo is placed above the bus. Photo by gen pol on Unsplash.
July 11, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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"...we were directly affected and our lives are still particularly affected as well."
Graphic in blues with white text: Australia - Parliamentary inquiry into Long Covid and Repeated Covid Infections (2022-2023) completed July 2023. New Zealand? Long Covid excluded from scope of the Royal Commission's Covid 19 Lessons Learned Inquiry.
July 9, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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This is no joke #longcovid #wearamask
graphic on a dark blue grey background. The white text reads: News on RNZ. Otago University researchers interviewed more than 4000 children and young adults in 2022/2023. They found 25% who had caught Covid-19 suffered persistent coughs, colds, and stomach bugs. The Aotearoa Covid Action logo is in a white banner at the bottom of the graphic with a picture of a child listening to a stereo in a oval above. Photo by Will Francis on Unsplash.
July 9, 2025 at 12:37 AM