12:55pm Thu 31 Mar, 2022
The Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield will host today's media briefing to provide updates on the response to the Omicron outbreak. He will be... Read More
07:00pm Wed 30 Mar, 2022
New guidance to support businesses and organisations through the upcoming changes to vaccination requirements has been released today. The new guidance has been... Read More
01:04pm Wed 30 Mar, 2022
The Ministry of Health is reporting 15,918 community cases, 817 hospitalisations and 14 deaths. There are 987 cases in the Bay of Plenty and 438 in the Lakes... Read More
01:00pm Wed 30 Mar, 2022
The Government is launching a new targeted rural service of rapid antigen tests for those who live in remote rural areas. "Now that the purpose of testing has... Read More
07:00am Wed 30 Mar, 2022
Tauranga City Council will lift vaccine pass requirements from its venues and facilities from 6am on Monday, April 4. After that time, people will no longer... Read More
01:02pm Tue 29 Mar, 2022
The Ministry of Health is reporting a "high number of deaths" of people who had Covid-19. During today's media briefing, Dr Carline McElnay reported that... Read More
12:55pm Tue 29 Mar, 2022
The Director of Public Health Dr Caroline McElnay will today host a media briefing to provide updates on the response to the Omicron outbreak. Dr McElnay will... Read More
01:09pm Mon 28 Mar, 2022
The Ministry of Health is reporting 12,882 community cases, 861 hospitalisations and 11 deaths. There are 662 new cases In the Bay of Plenty and 360 cases... Read More
11:15am Mon 28 Mar, 2022
Covid-19 restrictions have been loosened, but hospitality venues say it has done little to boost their takings. Some are warning that businesses will not survive... Read More
08:00am Mon 28 Mar, 2022
Covid-19 pop up testing stations in the Bay of Plenty are suffering from ongoing vandalism and theft, with the latest tagging appearing at The Doctors Bayfair... Read More
06:45am Mon 28 Mar, 2022
A Covid-19 modeller is hopeful Omicron hospitalisations have peaked and says at this stage New Zealand's death rate is at a comparable level to other countries... Read More
03:00pm Sun 27 Mar, 2022
Misunderstanding about the role of face covering exemption cards has led the Disabled Persons Assembly - DPA - NZ to stop sending out the cards. People who are... Read More