Intermediate schools sending students to a national sporting contest are being urged to follow measles advice.
School Sport New Zealand's winter tournament is taking place next week and the threat of disease has cast a shadow over the event.
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Executive director Garry Carnachan told Newshub they're taking the authorities' advice on what to do.
"The Auckland Public Health Service part of their advisory is that schools should request proof of immunisation so they know which students are unimmunised."
He said people need to know about the risks.
"Parents should ensure that their young people are protected and everybody who's involved with the event should be aware what the early symptoms are and how to react to those."
Carnachan said schools had been advised to work out which students are unimmunised and he urged people to make "common sense" decisions about their children's participation, particularly if they're unvaccinated.
Hundreds of children are also expected to descend on Tauranga within a fortnight to compete at AIMS Games.
The organisers say anyone who is unimmunised and has made contact with an infected person may be kept away.
Auckland Public Health Service medical officer of health William Ranger told Newshub people need to get vaccinated.
"Be aware of your vaccination status, if you're not sure if you've had MMR at least one time in your life, you're younger than 50 years old then you should go and have it."
Auckland is currently in the midst of a measles outbreak and people travelling to and from the city are being warned to ensure they're up to date on vaccinations.
Associate Health Minister Julie Anne Genter announced on Thursday extra nurse vaccinators will be rolled out into south Auckland to try and boost vaccination rates.
Newshub.
