Covid-19 vaccine: Which areas lead the way?

Dunedin is still the most Covid-protected area in the country, while Christchurch sits in the middle of the pack.

The latest data from the Ministry of Health shows, as of Tuesday morning, 76.9 per cent of eligible people in Dunedin were fully vaccinated, compared to 72.2 per cent on Friday.

In Christchurch, 61.7 per cent of people are fully vaccinated, placing the city at No 35 out of 66 areas.

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Wellington has climbed six places since Friday and now sits in sixth with 71.7 per cent.

Hamilton has dropped back two places in spite of a recent surge in vaccinations. The city and the rest of Waikato remain in a level 3 lockdown as positive cases continue to be detected. It is now in eighth equal with the Kapiti Coast.

Auckland continues to hold onto fifth-place with 71.8 per cent of the population now fully vaccinated.

The Queenstown-Lakes district is now in second after a five-place jump. It has 74.3 per cent fully vaccinated with a further 20.5 per cent on one dose.

The Tasman district sneaks back into the top 10 after a strong start saw them as high as sixth until recently.

The data comes after Super Saturday, which the Government hoped would bolster vaccination rates around the country.

See which areas lead the effort to get people fully vaccinated.

Rank	Change	City or district	Fully vaccinated	One dose only	Unvaccinated
1	-	Dunedin	76.9%	13.8%	9.3%
2	▲ 5	Queenstown-Lakes	74.3%	20.5%	5.2%
3	▼ 1	Marlborough	74.0%	13.2%	12.8%
4	▼ 1	Central Otago	72.3%	15.1%	12.6%
5	-	Auckland	71.8%	16.7%	11.5%
6	▲ 6	Wellington	71.7%	21.2%	7.1%
7	▼ 3	Nelson	71.5%	12.7%	15.8%
8=	▼ 1	Kāpiti Coast	70.1%	15.3%	14.6%
8=	▼ 2	Hamilton	70.1%	17.1%	12.8%
10	▼ 1	Timaru	69.0%	14.6%	16.4%
11	▲ 1	Tasman	68.5%	12.8%	18.7%
12	▼ 2	South Wairarapa	67.5%	18.4%	14.1%
13=	▼ 2	Thames-Coromandel	67.4%	14.0%	18.6%
13=	▲ 1	Carterton	67.4%	16.6%	16.0%
15	▲ 1	Waipā	67.3%	19.2%	13.5%
16	▲ 3	Palmerston North	66.4%	19.1%	14.5%
17	▼ 3	Kaikōura	66.2%	13.7%	20.1%
18=	▲ 2	Napier	66.0%	16.1%	17.9%
18=	▼ 1	Manawatū	66.0%	17.9%	16.1%
20	▼ 2	Porirua	65.8%	17.9%	16.3%
21	▲ 11	Selwyn	65.5%	27.4%	7.1%
22=	▲ 5	Hastings	65.0%	16.8%	18.2%
22=	▲ 8	Upper Hutt	65.0%	21.8%	13.2%
24	▲ 5	Lower Hutt	64.8%	20.3%	14.9%
25	▼ 2	Waikato	64.5%	19.0%	16.5%
26	▼ 6	Waitaki	64.3%	17.3%	18.4%
27	▲ 8	Central Hawke's Bay	64.2%	18.2%	17.6%
28	▼ 6	Masterton	64.0%	16.4%	19.6%
29	▼ 6	Whangārei	63.6%	15.7%	20.7%
30	▼ 4	Invercargill	63.4%	17.7%	18.9%
31	▼ 6	Gore	63.1%	15.6%	21.3%
32	▼ 5	Whanganui	63.0%	13.7%	23.3%
33	-	Horowhenua	61.9%	17.3%	20.8%
34	▲ 7	Westland	61.8%	18.1%	20.1%
35	▲ 3	Christchurch	61.7%	25.4%	12.9%
36=	▲ 18	Grey	61.3%	16.3%	22.4%
36=	▲ 2	Rangitikei	61.3%	18.4%	20.3%
38	▼ 5	Hurunui	61.1%	21.1%	17.8%
39	▲ 8	Clutha	60.7%	18.9%	20.4%
40	▼ 9	Wairoa	60.6%	12.8%	26.6%
41=	▼ 3	Waimate	60.2%	19.3%	20.5%
41=	▼ 4	Matamata-Piako	60.2%	21.8%	18.0%
43	▲ 1	Tauranga	60.1%	23.2%	16.7%
44	▼ 1	Western Bay of Plenty	59.5%	22.1%	18.4%
45	▲ 3	Waimakariri	59.3%	24.1%	16.6%
46=	▼ 10	Buller	58.9%	16.6%	24.5%
46=	-	New Plymouth	58.9%	22.5%	18.6%
48=	▼ 4	Tararua	58.7%	18.1%	23.2%
48=	▲ 1	Taupō	58.7%	19.2%	22.1%
50	▼ 9	Gisborne	58.4%	15.8%	25.8%
51	-	Rotorua	57.4%	19.5%	23.1%
52	▲ 8	Ashburton	56.6%	28.9%	14.5%
53	▼ 3	Stratford	56.5%	20.9%	22.6%
54	▼ 2	Waitomo	55.9%	19.7%	24.4%
55	▼ 1	Southland	55.6%	22.0%	22.4%
56	▲ 3	Hauraki	55.4%	20.5%	24.1%
57	▼ 4	South Taranaki	55.1%	22.2%	22.7%
58	▼ 1	Kaipara	55.0%	19.7%	25.3%
59	▼ 2	Ōtorohanga	54.2%	22.1%	23.7%
60	▼ 4	Far North	54.1%	17.9%	28.0%
61	-	Whakatāne	52.7%	17.9%	29.4%
62	▲ 3	Mackenzie	52.2%	27.8%	20.0%
63	▼ 1	Ōpōtiki	51.8%	17.0%	31.2%
64	-	South Waikato	51.4%	21.8%	26.8%
65	▼ 2	Ruapehu	51.3%	20.0%	28.7%
66	-	Kawerau	45.7%	19.9%	34.4%