Remaining Covid-19 mandatory requirements removed

The Government has now removed the remaining Covid-19 requirements so we’re following guidance from the Ministry of Health.

For the wellbeing of all ākonga and our wider community, please continue to practise caution:

• Protect yourself and others by keeping up with healthy habits
• If you feel unwell, please stay at home and get tested for Covid-19 (RATs will remain free for everyone throughout 2023)
• If you test positive, the Ministry of Health recommends five days of self-isolation
  • Day 0 is the day your symptoms started or when you tested positive
  • Please let your lecturer or school administrator know you’re unwell and are isolating
• No masks are needed on any of our campuses or at any of our teaching sites
• Masks remain an important way to prevent the spread of respiratory illnesses so please feel free to wear a mask if you’d like to – we fully support this and masks are available to all ākonga
• At the moment, we’re working through what this new guidance means for our Student Health Centre so please do continue to wear a mask in this setting for now.

If you need any kind of support, please check our dedicated Covid-19 student support webpage or reach out to studentsuccess@op.ac.nz (0800 762 786).  

For more information about all of the above, please visit our Covid-19 webpage. You can access this anytime from Kāpehu > About us > Covid-19