Coronavirus

Govt and Air NZ to trial new Covid-19 test

The Government is partnering with Air New Zealand to trial an innovative new Covid-19 testing solution that uses Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP)... Read More

Covid-19: 5,656 community cases, six deaths

The Ministry of Health is reporting 5,656 community cases, 466 hospitalisations and six deaths. Of the 5,656 new community cases, there are 175 new cases in Bay... Read More

Covid-19: 7,043 community cases, 7 deaths

The Ministry of Health is today reporting 7,043 new community cases of Covid-19, 468 hospitalisations and seven deaths. There are 15 people in ICU across New Zealand. In... Read More

Bay of Plenty people encouraged to get vaccinated

The Bay of Plenty has one of the lowest vaccination rates for Covid-19 with only 66 per cent of eligible people having received their first, second and booster... Read More

Covid-19: 8,242 community cases today

The Ministry of Health are reporting 8,242 community cases of Covid-19, 480 hospitalisations and 14 deaths today. Today's seven-day rolling average of case numbers... Read More

Covid-19: 23 additional deaths today, one in BOP

Today, the Ministry of Health is reporting 9830 community cases, 473 hospitalisations and 23 deaths. In the Bay of Plenty, there are 335 new community cases. The... Read More

Govt introduces new mask exemption card

People who have genuine reasons for not being able to wear a face mask can access a new personalised exemption card from the end of May. 'We know that face masks... Read More

Covid-19: 6380 community cases, 118 in the BOP

The Ministry of Health is reporting 6380 community cases, 508 hospitalisations and four deaths. There are 118 new cases in the Bay of Plenty and 113 new cases... Read More

Covid-19: 514 hospitalisations, 10 deaths

The Ministry of Health is reporting 5,690 new community cases of Covid-19, 514 hospitalisations and 10 deaths. Of the 5,690 new community cases, 199 are in Bay... Read More

Covid-19: two deaths in BOP, one in Lakes region

The Ministry of Health is reporting 5,662 new community cases of Covid-19, 490 hospitalisations and nine deaths today. There are 20 people in New Zealand who are... Read More

First case of Omicron XE variant confirmed in NZ

A person who has travelled from overseas to New Zealand has been confirmed as having the XE variant of Omicron. This is the first known detection of the variant... Read More

Covid 19: 9390 cases and 13 deaths

The Ministry of Health is today reporting 9,390 community cases of Covid-19, 522 hospitalisations and 13 deaths. A Ministry of Health spokesperson says 'today... Read More