Coronavirus

Omicron community case won‘t be prosecuted

The Ministry of Health will not be taking legal action against a UK musician who became the country's first community Omicron case last week. Robert Etheridge,... Read More

Seven new Covid cases in the BOP

There are seven new cases in the Bay of Plenty. Four of these cases are in Tauranga, two cases are in Western Bay of Plenty and one case in the Whakatāne District. Six... Read More

Tauranga video game store a location of interest

A Tauranga video game store has been named as a contact tracing location of interest by the Ministry of Health. Anyone who was at EB Games Tauranga Crossing Mall... Read More

Church and bowling club BOP locations of interest

Two more close contact locations of interest in the Western Bay of Plenty have been announced by the Ministry of Health. Anyone at the Te Puke Bowling Club on... Read More

New location of interest announced for Tauranga

A new close contact location of interest has been identified in Tauranga. People who were at Cafe Botannix Bethlehem on Tuesday, December 21 between 12:45... Read More

New locations of interest in Tauranga

As 2021 draws to a close, new locations of interest have been announced for Tauranga on December 31. SunLive has a page that automatically updates with locations... Read More

Vaccinations urged as visitors flock to the region

Partially-vaccinated people in the Bay of Plenty are being urged to get their second shots and booster jabs as the region nears the 90 per cent vaccination milestone. As... Read More

Covid-19: Omicron update

There are 10 Omicron cases to report among recent arrivals at the border, taking the total at the border, to date to 88. There are no community Omicron cases... Read More

Covid: 19 new community cases in the BOP

There are 19 new Covid-19 cases to report in Bay of Plenty today. Of the cases, 17 are in Tauranga and two are in Western Bay of Plenty, says the Ministry of... Read More

Covid wrap: Close contact search, 2nd Omicon case

As some North Island regions move to the orange traffic light setting at 11.59pm, New Zealand now has found two Omicron cases that were briefly in the community,... Read More

Mount RSA re-listed as latest location of interest

Mount Maunganui's Returned and Services' Association (RSA) has been re-listed as the latest location of interest in New Zealand's community Covid-19 outbreak,... Read More

Eight new Covid cases in the Bay of Plenty

The Ministry of Heath is reporting eight new Covid-19 cases in the community in the Bay of Plenty. There are a total of 60 new cases being reported around the... Read More