Nine nurses are among the 30 Whanganui District Health Board staff stood down following the introduction of vaccination mandates for frontline health workers this week.
The deadline for frontline health workers to receive their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine was 11.59pm on Tuesday.
The DHB would not confirm the roles of other staff who were stood down, citing privacy concerns.
The 30 staff stood down equates to around 3 per cent of the Whanganui DHB workforce.