Coronavirus
08:32am Tue 23 Nov, 2021
New Zealand's army of Surf Life Savers. including unpaid volunteers, will be required to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 by January 1, 2022, 'if they wish... Read More
06:45am Tue 23 Nov, 2021
From December 3, when the country transitions into the new Covid traffic light framework, vaccine passes will become part of the daily routine. The vaccine... Read More
06:29am Tue 23 Nov, 2021
On December 3, the country will leave behind the alert level system which has been in place since early 2020 and move into the traffic light system. Prime Minister... Read More
07:35pm Mon 22 Nov, 2021
Testing for Covid-19 is underway at the Ocean Shores retirement village in Mount Maunganui after it emerged a visitor on the site has recently returned a positive... Read More
05:34pm Mon 22 Nov, 2021
The Bay of Plenty District Health Board have set up pop up Covid-19 testing stations around the city as demand for testing surges. BOPDHB Covid-19 Incident... Read More
03:52pm Mon 22 Nov, 2021
All of New Zealand will move into the new Covid-19 Protection Framework at 11.59pm on Thursday December 2, making Friday December 3 the first day the traffic light... Read More
02:58pm Mon 22 Nov, 2021
Three new Bay of Plenty locations have been added to the Ministry of Health's location of interest website this afternoon. This comes after the MOH reported five... Read More
01:55pm Mon 22 Nov, 2021
There are five new cases of Covid-19 being reported in the Bay of Plenty today. Of these cases, four are linked to existing cases in Mount Manganui. Investigations... Read More
11:12am Mon 22 Nov, 2021
A man whose wife was in "deep distress" because of Covid-19 symptoms struggled to know when to call an ambulance because her oxygen readings appeared fine. The... Read More
08:25am Mon 22 Nov, 2021
UPDATE: 12:25pm The Ministry of Health have released a further five locations of interest around the Bay of Plenty region today. The locations of interest announced... Read More
08:03am Mon 22 Nov, 2021
Covid-delayed NCEA and Scholarship exams start today with an option for students in Auckland, Northland and parts of Waikato to take up 'unexpected event'... Read More
06:30am Mon 22 Nov, 2021
Tauranga Hospital has been declared a contact tracing Location of Interest by the Ministry of Health in relation to the recent Covid-19 outbreak in the Bay of... Read More
07-Feb 20:00
Abbeyfield WBOP: Final push for fundraising
07-Feb 19:00
Taupō cops surface flooding and power outages
07-Feb 18:00
Chelsea Sugar fined over lead contamination
07-Feb 17:00
Do-it-yourself approach to death keeps debt at bay
07-Feb 16:00
Wine-making student wins scholarship
07-Feb 15:53
One flown to hospital following SH25 crash
07-Feb 15:00
SH30 / Wharenui Road intersection upgrade starting
07-Feb 14:00
Thundery afternoon for central North Island
07-Feb 13:55
Paengaroa house fire spreads to shelterbelt
07-Feb 13:40
Person dies in water-related incident in Tauranga
07-Feb 13:00
Māori organic farmer shares growing practices
07-Feb 11:45
Mystery bad smell wafts through Ōpōtiki
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