Cook Strait ferry passengers potentially exposed to measles

Thursday 23 October 2025 · 7 outlets · 6 reports · updated Fri 24 Oct 2025, 6:01pm

In this story Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand has identified a Bluebridge ferry sailing from Picton to Wellington as a high-risk measles exposure event. Contact tracers have located the source of the outbreak on the October 3 sailing. There are now eight confirmed measles cases across New Zealand.

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1. RNZThu 23 Oct 2025, 5:56pm

   Cook Strait ferry passengers may have been exposed to measles - Health NZ (opens in new tab)

   • Measles patient zero found on Cook Strait ferry sailing (opens in new tab) Fri 24 Oct 2025, 5:00pm
2. Stuff via RNZThu 23 Oct 2025, 7:06pm

   Hundreds of ferry passengers potentially exposed to measles (opens in new tab)

   Also on The Post (opens in new tab), The Press (opens in new tab)

3. NZ HeraldFri 24 Oct 2025, 9:01am

   Ferry sailing poses measles high risk exposure event - Health NZ (opens in new tab)

   Also on RNZ (opens in new tab)

4. Otago Daily TimesFri 24 Oct 2025, 9:08am

   High risk measles exposure on Cook Strait ferry (opens in new tab)

   • Measles 'patient zero' found on ferry sailing (opens in new tab) Fri 24 Oct 2025, 6:01pm