06:45am Wed 23 Feb, 2022
As the number of Covid cases continues to rise both in the Bay of Plenty and rest of New Zealand, so too does the demand for testing. On Tuesday, the Ministry... Read More
06:30am Wed 23 Feb, 2022
Around 30 schools in the Bay of Plenty/Waiariki have reported having known Covid-19 cases. This is according to the data released to SunLive from the Ministry... Read More
01:07pm Tue 22 Feb, 2022
The Ministry of Health is announced 2846 new Covid community cases in New Zealand today. Of those, 86 are in the Bay of Plenty and 19 are in the Lakes DHB region. The... Read More
11:43am Tue 22 Feb, 2022
Tensions are rising between police and anti-mandate protesters around the parliamentary precinct with repeated early morning clashes between both parties over... Read More
09:14am Tue 22 Feb, 2022
A mother's bid to have her 12-year-old son removed from his anti-vax father has been rejected by a judge, who said what she was asking was the sort of thing 'that... Read More
07:16am Tue 22 Feb, 2022
Hundreds of police armed with riot shields have stationed themselves around the anti-mandate protest in Wellington this morning. People are pushing against the... Read More
08:00pm Mon 21 Feb, 2022
BusinessNZ is welcoming the announcement of financial support for businesses during the Omicron outbreak. BusinessNZ Chief Executive Kirk Hope says it's... Read More
07:00pm Mon 21 Feb, 2022
Two flights into Tauranga and the Citizens Club RSA in Te Puke have been listed as close contact locations by the Ministry of Health. Updates on locations of... Read More
02:54pm Mon 21 Feb, 2022
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is expected to speak about what the future of Covid-19 restrictions will look like after a Cabinet meeting this afternoon, joined... Read More
02:36pm Mon 21 Feb, 2022
National's leader Christopher Luxon is speaking to media ahead of the post-Cabinet briefing from the prime minister. Luxon is expected to speak about vaccine... Read More
02:00pm Mon 21 Feb, 2022
Testing positive for Covid-19 is something most people think won't happen to them, but when it does, how does it feel? A Tauranga resident is sharing his... Read More
01:05pm Mon 21 Feb, 2022
Two people are reported to have died after contracting Covid-19. The Ministry of Health is reporting 2365 national case numbers, 42 being in the Bay of Plenty. The... Read More