Concern for people's health over the festive and summer season has prompted Dr Julia Peters, clinical director at Auckland Regional Public Health Service (ARPHS) to advise, "Enjoy this summer but stay tuned to the potential health and safety risks in your environment, including seasonal stressors

"The Auckland Regional Public Health Service is no longer advising complete avoidance of Hauraki Gulf beaches but is recommending that those who use the beaches do so with great care.

Wellington, Aug 19 NZPA - Children who are not immunised against measles risk being sent home from school, the Ministry of Health warned today.

Wellington, Aug 6 NZPA - Two new cases of the measles in different Auckland schools has prompted the public health service to urge parents check their children's immunisations are current.

Auckland Regional Public Health Service (ARPHS) is working with two Auckland schools in which measles cases have occurred. Both Diocesan school for girls in Epsom and Vauxhall Primary School in Devonport have each reported one confirmed measles case.

Wellington, Aug 4 NZPA - The spread of measles in Auckland region is a risk for unimmunised children, the Auckland Public Health Service (ARPHS) warned today.

As the number of measles contacts rise Auckland Regional Public Health Service (ARPHS), Clinical Director, Dr Julia Peters is advising parents to get their children immunised now.

Wellington, June 21 NZPA - Health authorities are warning parents to make sure that babies' whooping cough immunisations are up to date as the number of cases of the potentially deadly illness surges.

New Zealand situation

The cumulative total of confirmed cases in New Zealand is now 27, up from 23 yesterday. The cumulative total of probable cases remains at 10.

An Auckland nurse and her child who returned to New Zealand from a family holiday in the UK, on 6 June on flight NZ1, have both tested positive for Influenza A (H1N1).