Coronavirus

The social etiquette of a Covid Christmas

Navigating Christmas with vaxxed and unvaxxed family members can be concerning for hosts who want to ensure everyone has a fun and enjoyable time whilst avoiding... Read More

Locations of interest: Spiderman and Papamoa bars

Anyone who attended a screening of the new Spiderman movie at a Rotorua theatre last Saturday is being considered a close contact of a Covid-19 case and has... Read More

14 new Covid community cases in the BOP

The Ministry of Health is reporting 14 new Covid community cases in the Bay of Plenty today. Nationally, there are 62 new community cases - 37 in Auckland, five... Read More

Calls for vigilance around Covid this summer

As Covid-19 continues to spread across the Bay of Plenty and Lakes districts, the Medical Officer of Health is urging people to be extremely vigilant. The word... Read More

0800 number set up for Covid swab results

If you've been waiting longer than three days/72 hours for your Covid-19 swab results there is an 0800 number available for follow-up. The Bay of Plenty District... Read More

Bus routes added to Tauranga locations of interest

Multiple bus routes around Tauranga are being added to the latest locations of interest for the region. People who were on Bus #306 bus on Saturday, December... Read More

56 cases of Covid-19; 48 people hospitalised

There has been six community cases of Covid-19 announced for the Bay of Plenty today, among the 56 cases reported for the nation. Of these cases, 42 are in Auckland,... Read More

Five locations of interest announced for Tauranga

Five new locations of interest have been announced for both Tauranga and Mount Maunganui. The Ministry of Health advises anyone who has visited any of the below... Read More

Omicron could force changes to contact tracing

Omicron could force more changes to the country's contact tracing system, with the Ministry of Health carefully monitoring the situation in Australia and... Read More

Fresh warning about Omicron variant

A Covid-19 modeller warns the red traffic light would do little to stop the rampant spread of Omicron in New Zealand, after case numbers quadrupled in one week... Read More

Covid: Positive wastewater results in Whitianga

An unexpected wastewater detection in Whitianga may be due to one of two causes says a Ministry of Health spokesperson. The wasterwater sample taken on December... Read More

Covid: 11 new BOP cases, one in Tauranga Hospital

There are 11 new cases of Covid-19 in the Bay of Plenty today, among the 56 reported across the nation. Of the 11 cases, 10 are in Tauranga and the other is in... Read More