Coronavirus
10:10am Fri 04 Mar, 2022
The cruise ship industry is urging the government to pick up the pace and provide more certainty around reopening the maritime border. While a phased reopening... Read More
06:45am Fri 04 Mar, 2022
About 900 New Zealanders from around the world are expected to touch down at Auckland Airport tomorrow. From midnight tonight, fully-vaccinated New Zealand residents... Read More
01:36pm Thu 03 Mar, 2022
The Ministry of Health is reporting the death of a person in the Bay of Plenty today. A spokesperson says the person passed away at a Bay of Plenty rest home. "The... Read More
01:07pm Thu 03 Mar, 2022
There are 23,183 new community cases of Covid-19 being reported today, while 503 people are in hospital with the coronavirus, including seven in intensive care.... Read More
12:55pm Thu 03 Mar, 2022
Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield and Ministry of Health Primary Care Lead Dr Joe Bourne will give an update on the response to the Omicron outbreak... Read More
10:45am Thu 03 Mar, 2022
Tauranga residents are reporting 'massive waiting times” at collection points for free rapid antigen tests. The Ministry of Health announced this morning... Read More
07:34am Thu 03 Mar, 2022
Police are out in force in Wellington this morning after yesterday's massive operation to clear the illegal occupation off Parliament grounds. There were... Read More
07:30am Thu 03 Mar, 2022
The sheer scale of the rapid increase in cases of Covid-19 in the Bay of Plenty has been made clear by figures released by Toi Te Ora Public Health. Regional... Read More
06:32am Thu 03 Mar, 2022
If you are symptomatic or a household contact, you can now order rapid antigen tests (RATs) through the newly launched RAT requester site. 'It's one of a range... Read More
06:30pm Wed 02 Mar, 2022
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she is saddened and angered by the protesters' actions today, and that parliament's grounds have been desecrated. Ardern... Read More
03:00pm Wed 02 Mar, 2022
A price check from Consumer NZ has found the price of Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) varied greatly among retailers, with prices ranging from $6.50 to $19 per test. With no... Read More
01:01pm Wed 02 Mar, 2022
More than 22,000 cases of Covid-19 are being reported in New Zealand today. Of today's new cases, 1270 are in the Bay of Plenty and 415 are in the Lakes District. According... Read More
08-Dec 18:05
Tauranga man imprisoned for rape of his cousin
08-Dec 17:00
Sam Ruthe sets new benchmark
08-Dec 16:30
Customs seizes cocaine worth nearly $16m
08-Dec 14:29
Highway closed as crews fight multiple fires
08-Dec 14:22
Warm week ahead before cooler change on Friday
08-Dec 13:00
Growers urged to keep eyes open for hornets
08-Dec 11:58
Former PM announces death of centenarian father
08-Dec 11:45
Kaimai Range SH29 shut overnight for five nights
08-Dec 10:58
Crash brings traffic to a halt on SH2
08-Dec 10:00
Playoff thriller: BOP clinch interprovincial title
08-Dec 08:52
Suspicious scrub fire burns through orchard
08-Dec 08:00
Manu Champs splash back into town!
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