--- title: 'Cold/Flu Season' url: 'https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-3-2026/cold-flu-season' markdown: 'https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-3-2026/cold-flu-season.md' date: '2026-09-03' description: "Health & Illness Awareness GBHS's Registered Nursing team are continuing to see respiratory illnesses and other viral infections as we move into spring. Health comes first, so please keep students at home when they are unwell and allow them to recover before returning to school. This supports t…" --- Cold/Flu Season Health Message ![virus](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/7/4/b/d/9/74bd9c369586f4e8ad547a38f0115c69cd84fa5a-virus.jpg "virus") # Cold/Flu Season Thursday, 3rd September 2026 at 12:00pm #### Health & Illness Awareness GBHS's Registered Nursing team are continuing to see respiratory illnesses and other viral infections as we move into spring. Health comes first, so please keep students at home when they are unwell and allow them to recover before returning to school. This supports their recovery and helps prevent illness from spreading to other students and staff. With Influenza A currently circulating widely and making some students quite unwell, we also encourage families to remain vigilant for the signs and symptoms of meningococcal disease. There have been recent cases reported in the country, including in Auckland. Meningococcal disease can develop quickly and can be very serious, so please familiarise yourself with the signs and symptoms and seek urgent medical attention if you are concerned. Please click [HERE](https://www.healthnz.govt.nz/health-topics/conditions-treatments/infectious-diseases/meningococcal-disease) for more information. For guidance on when your child is well enough to attend school, please see Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora’s Knowing if your child is well enough to go to school - guidance for parents and caregivers. Link [HERE](https://www.healthnz.govt.nz/health-topics/keeping-healthy/healthy-homes-environments/going-to-school/knowing-if-your-child-is-well-enough-to-go-to-school-guidance-for-parents) Listed below are some flu and viral illness fact sheets for families, with information on symptoms, prevention and when to seek further advice. We encourage families to take a moment to have a look at these resources. - [Infectious Diseases/Flu-Influenza](https://www.healthnz.govt.nz/health-topics/conditions-treatments/infectious-diseases/flu-influenza) - [Viral Illness Patient Information](https://tinyurl.com/2ny5chxe) Navigate - [ Home ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/) - [ About Us ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/about-us) - [ Enrolment ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/enrolment) - [ Learning ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/learning-areas) Contact Contact us: [https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact\_us](https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact_us)Green Bay High School 143 - 161 Godley Road, Green Bay Auckland 0643 New Zealand PO BOX 80002 | | | |---|---| | Tel | [+64 9 817 8173](tel:+6498178173) | | Absences | [Ext. 234 or press ‘1’ (one)](tel:+6498178173,234) | | Email | | | CONTACT US | [https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact\_us](https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact_us) | For contact details of individual staff, including Year level deans, please navigate to our [staff directory](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/about-us/staff) Kōtuitui Community Green Bay High School is proudly part of the Kōtuitui community of learning, a learning network of 12 West Auckland schools. To learn more about the Kōtuitui community please click [HERE](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/community/kotuitui). [![Kotuitui Community of Learning](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/user/themes/gbhs/images/kotuitui.svg)](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/community/kotuitui) --- ## Navigation - Parent: [Term 3 2026](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-3-2026.md) - Previous: [Chess Competition](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-3-2026/chess-competition.md) - Next: [Community Support](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-3-2026/community-support.md)