Photo: Getty ImagesWastewater testing is showing an increase in Covid cases, and hospitalisations are on the rise as New Zealand enters it's ninth Covid wave. These days we know that testing is not so available, so wastewater testing is a really good indication of if we have got a surge in cases. But Dr Jack said the wastewater testing does provide accurate information. But if not, we have the wastewater testing to fall back on." While Covid cases are on the rise, so to are vaccination numbers.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 13, 2026 13:31 UTC