Locations of interest relating to at least one Wellington COVID-positive case who attended a Mount Maunganui music festival have now appeared on the Ministry of Health's website.
The event at the Warepai Domain in Tauranga last Monday is classified as a close contact location and anyone who attended is being told to self-isolate and get a test immediately.
A supermarket, a bar, a clothing shop, a bottle store and a home design store in Mount Maunganui are on the list.
A second close contact location has been listed as the Village Sports Bar and Cafe at Ngongotaha in Rotorua on New Year's Day from 6:30pm-10:30pm.
The Ministry of Health announced the two positive cases yesterday, but they were added to its tally today. There were no further cases in Wellington today.
The ministry is encouraging anyone who has visited the locations of interest in the Wellington and Otaki regions to get tested for COVID-19, even if they are vaccinated.
Meanwhile, epidemiologist Michael Baker said he was surprised the Health Ministry had taken such a strong reaction to the two positive cases at the festival.
Anyone who went to hear Netsky, Chase & Status, Hybrid Minds and Friction play on Monday 3 January is asked to isolate and get tested.
The Ministry said it is treating everyone at the Mount Maunganui event as a close contact out of an abundance of caution, because of the number of attendees.
At other large scale events where there have been positive cases, attendees have been asked to monitor their health for any symptoms.
Baker hopes the Ministry will provide more information about the risk at the Mount Maunganui event.
"That means potentially several thousand people being instructed to stay at home and quarantine themselves and get tested, so presumably there is extra concern about that event."
Baker said the Mount Maunganui event was held outdoors and required vaccination passports, which would have lowered the risk.
RNZ
