04:45pm Mon 11 Oct, 2021
Vaccines will be mandatory for workers in large parts of the health and disability and education sectors. Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins says these... Read More
03:55pm Mon 11 Oct, 2021
Waikato and Northland will remain at alert level 3 until midnight Thursday. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has made the announcement at a post Cabinet briefing... Read More
01:13pm Mon 11 Oct, 2021
There are 35 new community cases today - all are in the Auckland region. Of these cases, 14 have known links to existing cases (including four household contacts)... Read More
11:45am Mon 11 Oct, 2021
The Katikati community is breathing a sigh of relief following a Covid-19 scare. A person who tested positive for the virus on Saturday, returned a negative result... Read More
09:10am Mon 11 Oct, 2021
News a Covid-19 case in Katikati has now returned a negative result is being welcomed in the region. A case in the Bay of Plenty has had everyone on tenter hooks,... Read More
08:00am Mon 11 Oct, 2021
New Zealand is one of the first countries in the world to secure a deal for the new Covid-19 treatment molnupiravir. Pharmac and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern... Read More
07:31am Mon 11 Oct, 2021
The person who tested positive for Covid-19 in Katikati over the weekend has now returned a negative test. Speaking to Breakfast, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern... Read More
06:57am Mon 11 Oct, 2021
Shortly after Pete Renwick opened his Hammer Hardware store in Katikati on Sunday, he had to close it again. Renwick's store is one of six businesses in the Bay... Read More
06:42am Mon 11 Oct, 2021
Cabinet will decide today whether to change Covid-19 alert levels, as case numbers keep rising. Critical decisions for Auckland today include whether schools... Read More
06:30am Mon 11 Oct, 2021
Bay of Plenty and Waikato mayors are hopeful of a decision today on Covid-19 alert levels, but a public health specialist warns it'll lower protection from the... Read More
08:11pm Sun 10 Oct, 2021
Katikati's only supermarket is now on the list of locations of interest, making a total of seven locations in the town visited by a person who has tested positive... Read More
05:00pm Sun 10 Oct, 2021
Tauranga MP Simon Bridges says there are two key things that are important for the week ahead. 'We really need to focus on vaccination and increasing our ICU... Read More