Four mobile Covid-19 response teams set up by the Ranga Tupua iwi collective are now on the road in a 15-week mission to increase vaccination rates in the Whanganui, Rangitīkei, Ruapehu and South Taranaki regions.
The units are part of a Government-funded rapid response rollout to reach areas where there is uncertainty about the vaccination or barriers to access.
Operations lead Elijah Pue, of Ngāti Rangi, said teams were working six days a week to reach as many people as possible before New Zealanders started travelling.
"Ninety per cent by March 7 is what we're aiming for. And that equates to on average 300-odd vaccinations every week.