A summer campaign to combat sexually transmitted infections and Covid-19 is calling for young people to mask up on "top and bottom".
The campaign, co-ordinated by Hauora Tairāwhiti and the Tairāwhiti sexual health working group, encourages young people to "keep track of where you've tapped", reminding people to track who they have come into contact with for the purpose of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and Covid-19.
Hauora Tairāwhiti will launch the "keep you and your mates safe over summer/Tiakina i ā koe me tō hoa i tēnei Raumati e hoa mā" campaign today, Boxing Day, ahead of the three-day Rhythm and Vines festival which starts in Gisborne on December 28.
Tairāwhiti continues to report high per-capita rates of STIs among 16 to 30-year-olds.