Coronavirus

Covid: 109 new cases, average age hospitalised 42

The amount of Covid-19 cases announced today have jumped back to triple figures, with 109 cases reported in the community. As at 10am, 47 of today's cases... Read More

APEC finance ministers focus on Covid recovery

APEC finance ministers will continue to work together to respond to the effects of Covid-19 and ensure a sustainable and inclusive recovery while capitalising... Read More

Two Covid-19 cases confirmed in Ōtorohanga

Waikato DHB has this evening advised the Ministry of two positive Covid-19 cases in Ōtorohanga. Early indications are that these two cases are close contacts... Read More

Covid-19: 80 new community cases

The Ministry of Health say there are 80 new community cases of COVID-19 to report today. Auckland has 77 new community cases, Waikato has two, and Northland has... Read More

Covid: Inter-island tougher measures called for

There are calls for tougher measures to limit the transmission of Covid-19 between the North and South Islands, after Te Waipounamu recorded its first community... Read More

DHBs going for the 90 per cent vaccination target

Auckland and Capital & Coast DHBs are leading the charge in the race to get to 90 per cent vaccinated. Auckland DHB has reached 80 per cent fully vaccinated... Read More

Sir Ian Taylor to trial ‘self-managed isolation’

Sir Ian Taylor is a busy man. He's hopping between Zoom calls, filming projects and speaking to reporters while running a business that is heavily reliant on overseas... Read More

New locations of interest include Rotorua Airport

Rotorua Regional Airport has been included in the list of locations of interest on Saturday evening. The Ministry of Health has this evening published initial... Read More

COVID-19: 104 new community cases, one in Blenheim

There are 104 new community cases of COVID-19 reported by the Ministry of Health today. Of these new community cases, 91 are in Auckland, eight in Waikato, four... Read More

Covid-19 case in Blenheim flew from Rotorua

The Ministry of Health is today confirming a case of COVID-19 isolating in Blenheim, in the north east of the South Island. It comes after the individual late... Read More

Anxiety over MOH vaccine confirmation letters

A Tauranga woman is concerned about the viability of the Ministry of Health's vaccine confirmation letters after receiving an editable digital copy. The letter... Read More

BOP doctors slam anti-vax speech seen by thousands

Medical practitioners in the Bay of Plenty have hit back after a speech at a recent event in Mount Maunganui appears to have spread misinformation about the Covid-19... Read More