Coronavirus

Covid-19: Medical Council confirms GP‘s suspension

For the first time, the Medical Council has confirmed an anti-vax Murupara GP has been suspended. Dr Bernard Conlon has pushed anti-vax views on the Murupara... Read More

Anti-mandate protest enters fourth day

Police are preparing for more protesters to arrive as the demonstration at Parliament enters its fourth day. Tensions rose yesterday as the protest against Covid-19... Read More

Omicron: New scheme to keep key sectors going

The Government have revealed which critical workers will be able to end self-isolation early if identified as a close contact of a Covid-19 case. The critical... Read More

Covid-19: first community case in Southern DHB

A case of Covid-19 has been confirmed in Queenstown today. This is the first community case in the Southern DHB this outbreak, reports the Ministry of Health. "The... Read More

Covid-19: 306 community cases; 12 in hospital

More than 300 new community cases of Covid are being reported today. In a statement released this afternoon, the Ministry of Health says there are a total of... Read More

Live updates: Mandate protest enters third day

UPDATE 9.48AM: Police have this morning trespassed all protesters at parliament after the Speaker of the House closed the grounds. Police have appealed repeatedly... Read More

NZ Rugby: players isolating after Covid contact

New Zealand Rugby has confirme dthat three players are in isolation after being identified as a possible close contact of a confirmed Covid case. In a statement... Read More

Restrictions will end eventually, but when?

Vaccine mandates and passes should eventually end and the government should set a timeline for that, opposition parties say, but they do not support Wednesday's... Read More

Parliament Protest: police arrest three

Three people have been arrested during an anti-vaccine mandate protest at parliament. More than 50 police formed a ring around the front of parliament edging... Read More

Eleven new cases of Covid in BOP

Today, there are 11 new cases of Covid-19 being reported in the Bay of Plenty - all are either in Tauranga or the wider Western Bay of Plenty. The Ministry of... Read More

Covid-19: Protesters camped at Parliament

More than 50 police have formed a ring around the front of Parliament edging up to a line of protesters who have linked arms lining up in front of the cenotaph. One... Read More

ED: huge pressures from Omicron expected

Even in the best case scenario for Omicron, there's going to be huge pressure on already busy hospitals, a leading emergency doctor says. Latest modelling... Read More