01:19pm Fri 08 Apr, 2022
There 9906 community cases, 626 hospitalisations and 10 deaths associated with Covid-19 being reported today. Cases in the Bay of Plenty have dropped from 533... Read More
07:30am Fri 08 Apr, 2022
Hospitalisations for Covid-19 are peaking across the Bay of Plenty region and the number of people aged over 65 contracting the virus is also rising. Bay of... Read More
01:02pm Thu 07 Apr, 2022
There are 11,634 community cases, 639 hospitalisations and 13 deaths being reported today. In the Bay of Plenty, there are 533 new community cases being reported,... Read More
12:55pm Thu 07 Apr, 2022
The Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield will today host a media briefing to provide updates on the response to the Omicron outbreak. Dr Bloomfield... Read More
07:30am Thu 07 Apr, 2022
From today, young people aged 16 and 17 can receive a free booster dose of the Pfizer vaccine at least six months after completing their primary course. Covid-19... Read More
01:03pm Wed 06 Apr, 2022
Today, the Ministry of Health is reporting 12,575 community cases, 654 hospitalisations and 15 deaths. "It's encouraging to see case numbers continuing to... Read More
12:58pm Wed 06 Apr, 2022
Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield, who today announced plans to step down from the role, is joining Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins at... Read More
10:38am Wed 06 Apr, 2022
Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield will step down from the Ministry of Health in July, after leading the country through the Covid-19 pandemic. The... Read More
06:00pm Tue 05 Apr, 2022
Families have shared heartbreaking and poignant stories with researchers about the deaths of their loved ones in Wellington Hospital during the Covid-19 Alert... Read More
02:00pm Tue 05 Apr, 2022
It is inevitable new Covid-19 variants such as the newly discovered XE strain will arrive in the country, Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield says. Early... Read More
01:04pm Tue 05 Apr, 2022
The Ministry of Health is reporting a slight increase in Covid case numbers today. There are 14,120 community cases being reported today, up from the 10,205 reported... Read More
11:17am Tue 05 Apr, 2022
'Bitter disappointment” is how some organisations describe the reaction to New Zealand staying at red Covid setting. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made... Read More