Coronavirus

MIQ for pregnancy: Calls to prioritise rooms

A New Zealander in Australia was forced to care for her premature baby in hospital alone after her multiple attempts at securing an emergency Managed Isolation... Read More

Modeller expects 400 Omicron cases daily this week

A Covid-19 modeller is forecasting 200 community cases a day of the coronavirus by Wednesday and 400 daily cases by the end of the week. Te Pūnaha Matatini... Read More

Covid-19: One new BOP case and three in Rotorua

There is one new Covid-19 case in the Bay of Plenty and three in the Lakes District today. The Bay of Plenty case is in Tauranga and is a household contact of... Read More

Prime Minister tests negative for Covid-19

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has tested negative for Covid-19 after being deemed a close contact of a positive case on a flight. Governor-General Dame... Read More

Readying your at-home Covid kit

The arrival of Omicron on our shores is yet to flare into a full-blown outbreak, but we should be prepared for the likelihood of contracting the super transmissible... Read More

BOP Neighbourhood Support says “Be a buddy”

Creating your own buddy system to help people near you prepare for a community outbreak of Omicron is made all the more easier by joining a local neighbourhood... Read More

Covid-19: Teacher at Mount childcare positive

A teacher at a Mount Maunganui childcare centre has tested positive for Covid-19. The teacher works at BestStart McDonald Street and tested positive for the... Read More

Covid-19: one death in Auckland, 14 new BOP cases

The Ministry of Health is reporting the death of a patient with Covid-19 at North Shore Hospital. The patient, who was in the 70s, was admitted to hospital on... Read More

Long queues as people flock to be tested for Covid

There are reports of long queues of cars as people wait to be tested at testing stations around the Bay of Plenty and Lakes regions on Sunday morning. Cars have... Read More

Covid-19:PM isolating after becoming close contact

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been deemed a close contact of a positive Covid-19 case, and has entered self-isolation in line with Ministry of Health advice. ... Read More

Drive-thru swab clinic in Katikati on Sunday

Increased Covid testing is being made available at the Katikati Medical Centre on Sunday following the reporting of positive Covid-19 cases in Katikati. Late... Read More

Covid-19: 8 new BOP cases includes on ship at port

The Ministry of Health is reporting 97 new community cases in NZ and 58 new cases identified at the border. Of the new community cases, 61 are in Auckland, one... Read More