Coronavirus

Covid-19: 446 community cases; 23 in hospital  

The Ministry of Health is reporting a record 446 new Covid community cases in New Zealand - an increase of 140 cases in one day. The Ministry is reporting 14... Read More

Tauranga‘s Jazz Festival postponed

Tauranga's annual Jazz Festival will not be held in April due to current Covid-19 restrictions. In a statement released today, organisers say they made the... Read More

Covid-19: Medical Council confirms GP‘s suspension

For the first time, the Medical Council has confirmed an anti-vax Murupara GP has been suspended. Dr Bernard Conlon has pushed anti-vax views on the Murupara... Read More

Anti-mandate protest enters fourth day

Police are preparing for more protesters to arrive as the demonstration at Parliament enters its fourth day. Tensions rose yesterday as the protest against Covid-19... Read More

Omicron: New scheme to keep key sectors going

The Government have revealed which critical workers will be able to end self-isolation early if identified as a close contact of a Covid-19 case. The critical... Read More

Covid-19: first community case in Southern DHB

A case of Covid-19 has been confirmed in Queenstown today. This is the first community case in the Southern DHB this outbreak, reports the Ministry of Health. "The... Read More

Covid-19: 306 community cases; 12 in hospital

More than 300 new community cases of Covid are being reported today. In a statement released this afternoon, the Ministry of Health says there are a total of... Read More

Live updates: Mandate protest enters third day

UPDATE 9.48AM: Police have this morning trespassed all protesters at parliament after the Speaker of the House closed the grounds. Police have appealed repeatedly... Read More

NZ Rugby: players isolating after Covid contact

New Zealand Rugby has confirme dthat three players are in isolation after being identified as a possible close contact of a confirmed Covid case. In a statement... Read More

Restrictions will end eventually, but when?

Vaccine mandates and passes should eventually end and the government should set a timeline for that, opposition parties say, but they do not support Wednesday's... Read More

Parliament Protest: police arrest three

Three people have been arrested during an anti-vaccine mandate protest at parliament. More than 50 police formed a ring around the front of parliament edging... Read More

Eleven new cases of Covid in BOP

Today, there are 11 new cases of Covid-19 being reported in the Bay of Plenty - all are either in Tauranga or the wider Western Bay of Plenty. The Ministry of... Read More