Coronavirus

Isolation period for vaccinated decreases

People who are fully vaccinated will now spend less time isolating if they get Covid-19 or are a close contact of a case, the Government has announced. Contact... Read More

Healthcare and education vaccine mandates kick in

About 2000 district health board workers had not been vaccinated 15 hours before the deadline to lose their jobs. Meanwhile, school and early childhood staff... Read More

Fears over Lakes ICU Covid capability

"A disaster waiting to happen." That's how Rotorua MP Todd McClay describes Lakes DHB's ability to cope with a Delta outbreak after it was revealed there... Read More

Tragedy for Rotorua Covid-19 case

One of yesterday's positive Covid-19 cases is a woman who gave birth prematurely at Rotorua Hospital, and whose baby later died. The woman and her partner... Read More

Feeling unwell? Get a test

Get tested and get vaccinated. This is the advice from Toi Te Ora Public Health following the detection of COVID-19 in wastewater in Tauranga and Mount Maunganui. ESR... Read More

How Covid-19 got into Tauranga wastewater

Following the detection of COVID-19 in wastewater in Tauranga and Mount Maunganui, Toi Te Ora Public Health is advising people living in the greater Tauranga area... Read More

Seven new cases takes Waikato total to 233

There are seven new cases of Covid-19 confirmed in the Waikato region. Six were known contacts and public health staff continue to investigate the remaining case,... Read More

Covid-19: 207 new cases, 90 in hospital, one death

There are 207 new community cases of Covid-19 reported today by the Ministry of Health. Of these cases 99 are epidemiologically linked, and 108 are still to be... Read More

Positive Covid-19 cases in Rotorua and Tararua

The Ministry of Health has announced there are four new COVID-19 community cases to report across the Tararua and Lakes districts. The two Lakes district cases... Read More

Get vaccinated is the plea from Tauranga leaders

Tauranga and Western Bay of Plenty city leaders are strongly encouraging their community to get vaccinated, following the ESR notifying the Ministry of Health... Read More

Strip club and bars added to locations of interest

Sin City Taupō Strippers and two bars have been named as part of a late-night location of interest tranche following confirmation of more cases in Taupō. The... Read More

Covid-19 detected in Tauranga and Mount wastewater

ESR has notified the Ministry of Health of positive wastewater detections of the Covid-19 virus in Tauranga and Mount Maunganui. Covid-19 was detected in Tauranga... Read More