Health

LIVE: Seven new cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand

UPDATED: There are seven new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today. One is an imported case in managed isolation and the other six cases are linked to the Auckland... Read More

Government allocates funds for Covid-19 vaccine

The Government has allocated significant extra funding, in the order of hundreds of millions of dollars, to access a safe and effective Covid-19 vaccine as soon... Read More

Contaminated imported peaches recalled

Yellow flesh peaches from the United States are being recalled due to the possible presence of Salmonella enteritidis. The recall affects unbagged yellow flesh... Read More

Extra government support for Pacific communities

Support for Pacific families and communities is being prioritised with the government spending $19.5m to increase the resourcing and capacity of those working... Read More

LIVE: Five new cases of Covid-19 today

UPDATED: There are five new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today. Two of these cases are imported and were picked up in managed isolation testing, the other... Read More

Community testing must continue long-term, say GPs

As the government races to test 70,000 people in seven days, GPs are warning it must get community testing back on track long-term. Nearly 200,000 people have... Read More

Importance of eMental health solutions amid Covid

Digital mental health solutions are more important than ever during the Covid-19 pandemic, says NZ Health IT chief executive Scott Arrol. He says even before... Read More

Port of Tauranga workers all negative for Covid-19

The test results from the Port of Tauranga workers tested for Covid-19 last week have all returned negative. The Bay of Plenty District Health Board began testing... Read More

Seven new community cases of Covid-19 today

There are seven new community cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today - all of which are linked to the Auckland cluster. Director General of Health Ashley Bloomfield... Read More

Mandated masks may help stop yo-yoing alert levels

Covered up faces and social distancing looks to be with us for some time yet. Auckland is to endure an extra four days of level 3 lockdown - then on Monday the... Read More

Avoiding running injuries to make the finish line

It is a busy time on the streets of the Bay of Plenty as runners get ready for marathon season and the experts advise the need for a training plan to remain injury... Read More

Nine new cases of COVID-19 today

There are nine new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today. Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield has provided an update this afternoon. The new cases... Read More