Coronavirus

Te Arawa Covid hub urges locals not to panic buy

The latest bout of panic buying in supermarkets and pharmacies is contributing to the financial and emotional hardship of whānau across the country, Te Arawa... Read More

Polo in the Bay: large scale exposure event

The Ministry of Health have updated the location of interest for Polo in the Bay at Mount Maunganui with more details. The ‘general admission area polo... Read More

Council: Security firm contracted to check passes

Whakatāne District Council has contracted a security firm to check vaccine passes of visitors to three of its buildings, but won't say how much they are being... Read More

Covid 19: Tauranga polo event prompts DHB warning

Bay residents and visitors are being urged to mask-up and follow public health requirements over the long weekend to help slow the spread of Omicron in the community This... Read More

Covid-19: 105 Omicron cases nationwide

The Ministry of Health is today reporting 105 Omicron cases linked to the current outbreak, with active cases in the Bay of Plenty. In a statement released this... Read More

Covid-19: Nine new Western Bay of Plenty cases

There are nine new Covid-19 cases in the Bay of Plenty today and an exposure at a polo event last weekend. This includes three cases first announced yesterday,... Read More

Covid-19: Katikati Medical Centre confirms case

The Katikati Medical Centre is confirming one case of Covid in the town. In a post on its Facebook page, the centre says 'at this stage there is one confirmed... Read More

Covid-19 face masks: What you need to know

Under the red setting of the traffic light system, many New Zealanders will have to adapt to stricter rules around the use of face masks. In the current setting,... Read More

CityFitness working to confirm Covid case times

CityFitness Fraser Cove is working closely with the Ministry of Health to properly confirm when a potentially Covid positive case visited the facility. The... Read More

BSA: Warning issued over Covid misinformation

A dismissed complaint to the Broadcasting Standards Authority has prompted the media watchdog to issue a warning over Covid-19 misinformation. The danger comes... Read More

Protecting under five-year-olds from Covid

Those under the age of five years old don't have the option of the Covid-19 vaccination to help them through the pandemic. So how do parents protect them as Omicron... Read More

Omicron: Tauranga gym another location of interest

A Tauranga gym has been added to the Ministry of Health's locations of interest for Tauranga amid cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 in the city. CityFitness... Read More