Council services under the Orange setting

From tomorrow, Friday 3 December, Taranaki will move into the Traffic Light System at Orange.

Under this setting, Council public facilities will be open to everyone and will continue to have the following public health measures in place to keep staff and community members safe:

• People will need to continue scanning in using the NZ COVID Tracer App or by completing a paper based form available
• Capacity limits will continue based on 1m physical distancing
• People over the age of 12 must wear a face covering

More details about our facilities are outlined below.

We ask that if you’re feeling unwell, to please follow the Ministry of Health advice, get tested and stay at home.

A reminder to residents that you can get in touch through our contactless service by phone 06 765 6099 and email stratforddc@stratford.govt.nz if you’d prefer.

• For the latest information on COVID-19 and the Traffic Light System visit, covid19.govt.nz
• We encourage you to prepare for what you need to do if you or someone in your whānau get COVID-19. To help be prepared, use the Readiness Checklist on the COVID-19 website.
• For vaccination and testing clinics in Taranaki visit tdhb.org.nz

Library and Visitor Information Centre

• Vaccine Pass not required.
• Capacity limits in place based on 1m physical distancing.
• To continue to keep our staff and community safe visitors must:
  • be wearing a face covering
  • record their visit by scanning in using the NZ COVID Tracer App or by completing the paper based form available
• Justice of the Peace desk is operating as normal on Thursdays.
• Library events and activities such as the School Holiday Programme will be operating with restrictions in place, please contact the Library for the latest information.
• You can also stay up to date with the Library and Visitor Information Centre by following them on Facebook.

Open spaces

• Parks, walkways and playgrounds are open.
• People are asked to record their visits using a manual entry on the COVID NZ Tracer App.
• Public gatherings in these spaces should follow the Orange setting guidelines.

Council Service Centre

• Vaccine Pass not required.
• Capacity limits in place based on 1m physical distancing.
• To continue to keep our staff and community safe visitors must:
  • be wearing a face covering
  • record their visit by scanning in using the NZ COVID Tracer App or by completing the paper based form available
• You can still get in touch through our contactless service by phone 06 765 6099 and email stratforddc@stratford.govt.nz

TSB Pool Complex

• Vaccine Pass not required.
• Public swimming is available except when there is a private booking, including Learn to Swim.
• Capacity limits in place based on 1m physical distancing.
• To continue to keep our staff and community safe visitors must:
  • be wearing a face covering when entering and moving around the facility if not in the pool
  • record their visit by scanning in using the NZ COVID Tracer App or by completing the paper based form available
• Event and gathering restrictions may apply.
• View the full list of operational changes to TSB Pool Complex online here
• You can stay up to date with the TSB Pool Complex by following them on Facebook.

Facility bookings

• Bookings for the Centennial Restrooms and War Memorial Centre are open with restrictions in place.
• Some bookings may need to operate using a My Vaccine Pass

Transfer Station

• Vaccine Pass not required.
• Capacity limits in place based on 1m physical distancing.
• To continue to keep our staff and community safe visitors must:
  • be wearing a face covering
  • record their visit by scanning in using the NZ COVID Tracer App or by completing the paper based form available
• View opening hours and costs here.

Percy Thomson Gallery

• Vaccine Pass not required.
• Capacity limits in place based on 1m physical distancing.
• To continue to keep our staff and community safe visitors must:
  • be wearing a face covering
  • record their visit by scanning in using the NZ COVID Tracer App or by completing the paper based form available
• Event and gathering restrictions may apply.
• For the latest updates from Percy Thomson Gallery visit their website.