Measles outbreak concerns grow as second case identified at Wellington school

RNZOtago Daily TimesWednesday 29 October 2025 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated

In this story Michael Baker

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A second measles case has been confirmed at Wellington Girls' College. Health officials are contacting close contacts of the infected student. Professor Michael Baker has warned that the current outbreak could potentially exceed the scale of the 2019 outbreak.

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First reported by RNZ, Wed 29 Oct 2025, 8:41am · 2 reports from 2 outlets over 60 minutes
  1. RNZRNZ

    Potential for measles outbreak to be worse than 2019, Prof Michael Baker says (opens in new tab)

  2. Otago Daily TimesOtago Daily Times

    Potential for measles outbreak to be worse than 2019 (opens in new tab)