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“You’re not only doing yourself a favour, you’re doing the community a favour.” The new centre setup was impressive, Snee said, and it was possibly the biggest vaccination centre in the country. There was a welcoming feel to the place and Snee said people should have “no fear” about getting their vaccination at the centre. Christel Yardley/Stuff Waikato DHB chief executive Kevin Snee was the first to be vaccinated at the centre. Maryanne Hilton, 48, was the first member of the public to get her vaccination at the site. She said she received the text saying she was part of gro...

He asked not to be named to protect his father’s identity but said his elderly father missed his second Pfizer vaccine due to being in hospital. He searched in vain for contact details on the Waikato DHB’s website to book a new appointment. But all links went to generic Covid-19 information pages, or directed him to Healthline, which does not deal with vaccination appointments, the man told Stuff. Retirement village neighbours of the elderly man passed on a hand-written 0800 number with instructions to call, wait until the automated messages had passed, and speak to an operator to boo...