11:45am Sat 08 Jan, 2022
Seven more high risk or 'close contacts' locations in Tauranga and Te Puke have been added to the Locations of Interest list over the last seven days.... Read More
10:30am Sat 08 Jan, 2022
A case reported on Friday of the Rotorua based MIQ worker who tested positive on Wednesday has now been confirmed to have the Delta variant. The Ministry of Health... Read More
08:00pm Fri 07 Jan, 2022
Consistent scanning of QR codes can provide significant boosts to contact tracers' efforts to contain Omicron outbreaks, according to Dr Andrew Chen. With... Read More
05:15pm Fri 07 Jan, 2022
A Covid-19 positive man who fled his self-isolation address in Bay of Plenty has been caught in the lower North Island. He has been at a service station in... Read More
01:28pm Fri 07 Jan, 2022
The Ministry of Health is reporting 35 new community cases in Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty and Lakes. There are 13 cases to report today in the Bay of Plenty.... Read More
11:14am Fri 07 Jan, 2022
Covid-19 response upgrade works which will enhance the care of patients and their whānau and improve staff safety have been completed at Tauranga Hospital. The... Read More
10:46am Fri 07 Jan, 2022
New Zealand is being urged to heed the lessons from Australia's Covid-19 testing debacle in the event of a similar explosion in Omicron cases in Aotearoa. Laboratory... Read More
06:03pm Thu 06 Jan, 2022
A staff member at a Tauranga rest home who got a positive rapid antigen test result for Covid-19 has had a negative nasal swab. Residents and families at Bob... Read More
02:50pm Thu 06 Jan, 2022
The Ministry of Health is reporting 19 new community cases in Auckland, Northland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, and Taranaki. There are five cases to report today... Read More
02:45pm Thu 06 Jan, 2022
Today, the Ministry of Health is reporting 43 Covid cases identified at the border, a jump from 23 cases yesterday. "While whole genome sequencing of these... Read More
10:45am Thu 06 Jan, 2022
People are being asked to arrive early when visiting hospital as important Covid-19 screening procedures mean there may be a short delay in gaining entry. As... Read More
06:30am Thu 06 Jan, 2022
A Tauranga medical official at the front of the Covid-19 pandemic fight says 'we need to do better at providing housing for everybody”. Toi Te Ora Medical... Read More