Coronavirus

Two close contact Tauranga locations of interest

UPDATE: Another close contact location of interest has been added for Tauranga. The parent and baby room at Tauranga Crossing in Tauriko has been identified... Read More

Govt to upgrade Tauranga Hospital

The Government will upgrade Tauranga Hospital next year to support planned and routine care, so non-Covid patients are safe when Covid patients are being treated. A... Read More

Five locations of interest announced for Tauranga

The Ministry of Health has released five new locations of interest for the Tauranga region on Wednesday. A Ministry of Health spokesperson advises people who... Read More

Person with Covid-19 dies at Tauranga Hospital

A patient with Covid-19 has passed away at Tauranga Hospital. The Ministry of Health confirmed the death today in its 1pm Covid-19 update. A Ministry of Health... Read More

New locations of interest for Tauranga

UPDATED 11.13AM: The Ministry of Health has added three new locations of interest for the Tauranga region today. They are: Carlisle Stree Convienice Store in... Read More

Live: Auckland boundary lifts

Aucklanders are travelling out of the city as the border opens for the first time in 120 days. Police say traffic is flowing freely early this morning. Waka... Read More

11 locations of interest announced for BOP

The Ministry of Health have announced a large list of locations of interest in Tauranga, as the Bay of Plenty prepares to welcome Aucklanders back to the region.... Read More

Campaign targeting Covid-19 hostility

The Human Rights Commission is launching a new campaign to target the hostility around Covid-19. The new Dial it Down campaign aims to dial down the hostility... Read More

Seven cases of Covid-19 in Tauranga

There are seven cases of Covid-19 to report in the Bay of Plenty today. All are in the Tauranga area and one is linked to a previously reported case. The other... Read More

EBOP town‘s summer events cancelled

The Ōpōtiki District Council events team has made the hard decision to cancel the popular summer events programme for the rest of 2021. Instead, the council... Read More

Rapid antigen testing for unvaccinated travellers

From tomorrow, rapid antigen testing will be available for free at participating pharmacies, the Ministry of Health reports. The tests will be available for asymptomatic... Read More

BOP hot spots welcome orange traffic light setting

The mayors of two tourism hot spots have welcomed the news Rotorua and Taupō will move out of the red Covid-19 traffic light category, though one has questioned... Read More