About this item

Issue date:
23 December 2024
Status:
Current
Corporate Author:
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora
Type:
Guidance
Topic:
Environmental health, Public health

Festivals and events take place across Aotearoa, New Zealand throughout the year. Although great fun, there are a range of health risks including spread of infectious diseases, and risks related to sanitation, weather, food, alcohol, drugs and injury that event organisers should consider and prepare for.

The public health events guidance: 

  • explains factors at events that may impact public health
  • provides recommendations for how to eliminate or minimise health risks to attendees
  • provides recommendations for how to promote health and wellbeing of attendees

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