To stay home, or not to stay home when you're sick. It's been a hot topic for parents after updated guidelines were released.
But now Health NZ is wanting more consistency in the messaging and plans to raise its concerns with the Health Ministry's CEO.
We've all been there - on the couch struggling to move, feeling terribly sick, but also feeling like you should go to work.
Health NZ said because of its campaign 1.9 million people were more aware of the need to stay home. It was awarded three golds at the latest AXIS Awards for advertising.
Public health expert Professor Michael Baker said that should be celebrated.
"I really applaud that effort to change the psyche in New Zealand away from soldiering on to staying home when you're sick. Don't go off to work and school and social events and infect everyone around you."
But Health NZ board member Tipa Mahuta raised concerns at the latest board meeting, saying this message isn't consistent with recent updated guidelines for sick school students.
"I don't know why they weren't better linked or why we're saying to kids if you've got a snuffle go to school, but you've got a snuffle stay home from work," she said.
Earlier this month Associate Education Minister David Seymour announced the refreshed guidelines were important because short-term illnesses or medical reasons had consistently been the largest contributors to justified school absences in recent years.
"It seemed that one campaign was encouraging 'look after your wellness' and the other one was 'no matter what, go to school because we've got a target to keep'," Mahuta said.
"I just wonder what that's saying about our whole-of-whanau wellbeing message and asking the ministry how they can help us with that."
In a statement, Seymour said: "The board member doesn't appear to have read the refreshed advice, which is consistent with the video in stating that people who are COVID-19-positive or suffering from a fever should stay home."
But Prof Baker backed the board member's concerns.
"You have to balance the messages for people of all ages - whether they're children or adults - it has to be the same message," he said.
"I just know that if the doom-and-gloom stuff about the measles comes forward we're going to have whole-of-family campaign about information. it seems we should just start that around the flu," Mahuta said.
And Prof Baker said "if in doubt, wear a mask".
"It stops you firing out these aerosols and infecting people around you," he added.
Meaning more students and workers can avoid sickness this winter.
