Coronavirus

Tauranga family pleads for greater vaccine uptake

A Pāpāmoa mum is pleading with people still putting off getting the Covid-19 vaccine to roll up their sleeves after her 11-year-old daughter contracted the virus... Read More

EBOP iwi calls to restrict movements this summer

With a large number of vulnerable, rural communities in the Ōpōtiki District, Ōpōtiki District Council is backing calls from iwi leaders to restrict movement... Read More

Rapid antigen testing for unvaccinated travellers

To meet domestic travel requirements from mid-December, 15-minute Covid-19 rapid antigen testing will be available at no cost from community pharmacies throughout... Read More

Five new cases of Covid-19 in the Bay of Plenty

Today there are five new cases in Bay of Plenty, with all being in the Tauranga area. Of these, three are linked to previously reported cases, and links with... Read More

More locations of interest added for Tauranga

Four new locations of interest for Tauranga have been announced today. People who visited the Brookfield Hot Bread on Saturday, December 4 between 12:30pm and... Read More

Mount restaurant high risk location of interest

Chinese restaurant Kwang Chow in Mount Maunganui has been listed as a high risk location of interest. People who were there at the times of exposure must... Read More

Positive Covid-19 case in Eastern Bay of Plenty

Ōpōtiki District Council and Toi Te Ora Public Health are confirming that an Ōpōtiki resident has tested positive for Covid-19. The individual was tested... Read More

Additional Tauranga locations of interest

UPDATE 3.12PM: An additional location of interest in Tauranga has been added to the Ministry of Health's list this afternoon. Midas the car mechanics on... Read More

Five new Covid cases in Tauranga, 90 nationwide

There are five new community cases of Covid-19 in the Bay of Plenty today, with 90 new cases nationwide. All five of the cases in the Bay of Plenty are in the... Read More

No vaccine pass mandates yet from EBOP councils

While Whakatāne District Council has announced vaccine passes will be required to enter some of its facilities, no such mandate has been issued by Kawerau or... Read More

New locations of interest for Tauranga

The Ministry of Health has added four new locations of interest for the Tauranga area. The new locations, which can be found here, are The Warehouse Cameron Road,... Read More

Maungatapu school announces Covid-19 case

Maungatapu Primary School have announced a positive case of Covid-19 amongst one of their students. In a post on the school's Facebook page, Maungatapu Primary... Read More