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Council services through COVID-19

Whangarei District is at the 'Orange' setting in the COVID-19 Protection Framework

Although all of our facilities are open, both the i-SITE at Tarewa Park and Central Library require anyone over the age of 12 to show their valid My Vaccine Pass for entry. Details for these locations are below. The offices at Forum North, and the Ruakaka Service Centre, do not require visitors to show a My Vaccine Pass.

General safety precautions

In all indoor public areas please allow at least 1 metre of physical distancing from people you don't know
All visitors must sign in at our reception areas or use the NZ Covid Tracer app.
Our front-line staff will be wearing face-coverings and we ask our customers to do the same.
Surfaces at council facilities will be frequently cleaned, and hand sanitiser will be available for visitors to use.
If you have cold, flu or COVID-19 symptoms, stay home and get a test.

Using our services without visiting in-person

Where possible, we encourage people to use our services online or over the phone. If you can't find what you're looking for, give us a call and we'll help you out.

Make a payment online

Whangarei District Libraries

A valid My Vaccine Pass is required for anyone over the age of 12 years, 3 months to enter the Central Library.

This requirement is because the building is multi-purpose. The café inside the library must operate with a My Vaccine Pass requirement, and there is no way to physically separate either access to or airflow between the café and library.

Children under the age of 12 years are able to enter without this requirement. A My Vaccine Pass will not be required to access the Branch Libraries or Mobile Library.

Library branches and opening hours

Central Library (requires vaccine-pass)

Monday to Friday: 9:00am to 5:00pm
Saturday: 9:00am to 1:00pm
Sunday: 10:00am to 1:00pm

The Click and Collect service runs from Monday to Friday with no My Vaccine Pass required:

9:00am to 10:00am
4:00pm to 5:00pm.

Kamo Library:

Monday to Friday: 2:00pm to 5:00pm

Onerahi Library:

Monday to Friday: 9:30am to 12:30pm

Tikipunga Library

Monday to Friday: 9:30am to 12:30pm

A 'click and collect' service is available for the Central Library.

Customers without a My Vaccine Pass can also enter and collect their holds from the Kamo, Onerahi, Tikipunga and Mobile libraries as normal.

Further information is available on the Whangārei District Libraries website:

Libraries COVID-19 details

Whangarei i-SITE

A valid My Vaccine Pass is required for anyone over the age of 12 years, 3 months to enter the Whangarei i-SITE.

This requirement is because the building is multi-purpose. The café inside the i-SITE is operating with a My Vaccine Pass requirement and there is no way to physically separate either access to or airflow between the i-SITE and café.

Whangarei i-SITE visitor centre