FREE Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) are now available if you have Covid-19 symptoms or are a household contact.

How to order

• Requesting RATs on the Requester site is an easy step-by-step process. RATs can be requested on behalf of someone else.
• You can order the test kits from the website requestrats.covid19.health.nz
  or by ringing 0800 222 478 (option 3) from 8am to 8pm. People will need to have access to a mobile phone to validate their order.
• You will be issued an order number. You can then collect your RAT order from a Waikato collection point or have someone collect it for you:
  https://www.healthpoint.co.nz/community-health-services/community-health/waikato-dhb-rapid-antigen-testing-rats-community/

• For people who are not unwell or a household contact but want to get a RAT for other purposes, such as to visit an elderly relative, there are retail options now, including the Chemist Warehouse and Countdown.

The ability to place an order online ensures that the process is smoother when people go to collect them. It also means that the whole whānau don’t need to queue up at the testing centre when one person in the household gets sick, because you’ll be able to collect RATs for everyone in your household.

RATS will still be available without an order via Community Testing Centres, but only for eligible individuals.