Coronavirus
06:30am Fri 18 Mar, 2022
Twenty-three hotels and thousands of managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) rooms are now sitting empty across the country, as the system winds down. MIQ officials... Read More
01:16pm Thu 17 Mar, 2022
The Ministry of Health is reporting a further 10 deaths of people with Covid-19, including one in the Bay of Plenty, today. This figure takes the overall tally... Read More
06:00pm Wed 16 Mar, 2022
Cat shelters are reporting pandemic-related trends, with a kitten boom in some parts and some unintended lockdown effects surfacing. There have been many negative... Read More
02:03pm Wed 16 Mar, 2022
The Covid-19 death toll in New Zealand is now sitting at 141 following the announcement of 24 deaths today. In today's daily update, the Ministry of Health announced... Read More
01:39pm Wed 16 Mar, 2022
The Ministry of Health is reporting 19,542 community cases and 24 deaths. Of the 24 people being reported today, three died in Northland, seven in Auckland, seven... Read More
11:25am Wed 16 Mar, 2022
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced a fast-track to the border reopening plans for New Zealand. Vaccinated Australians will now be able to enter New... Read More
06:28am Wed 16 Mar, 2022
In just a matter of weeks, gathering limits, vaccine passes and most mandates could be consigned to history. The prime minister has said the government would... Read More
01:18pm Tue 15 Mar, 2022
The Ministry of Health is reporting 21,616 new community cases, 960 people in hospital with the virus, and two Covid-19 related deaths. There are 1424 new cases... Read More
12:56pm Tue 15 Mar, 2022
The Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield is giving a live update on the current Omicron response in New Zealand. He is joined by Chief Science Advisor... Read More
01:30pm Mon 14 Mar, 2022
The Ministry of Health is reporting 15,540 new community cases, 952 people in hospital with the virus, and two Covid-19 related deaths. Bay of Plenty has 1023... Read More
07:00am Mon 14 Mar, 2022
Curled up in his mother's arms his little body shook as his temperature spiked. The schoolboy has Covid. Once it took hold, the virus left him fully dependent... Read More
01:30pm Sun 13 Mar, 2022
The Ministry of Health is reporting 14,494 new community cases, 896 people in hospital with the virus, and eight Covid-19 related deaths. The Bay of Plenty has... Read More
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