01:54pm Wed 15 Jul, 2020
Home-preserved sea snails are being blamed for a rash of botulism poisonings in the wake of the COVID-19 lockdown. Four people who'd eaten the shellfish... Read More
12:58pm Wed 15 Jul, 2020
UPDATE: Two new cases of COVID-19 are being reported in managed isolation today. Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says both cases are at the Sudima... Read More
11:13am Wed 15 Jul, 2020
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says no one wants to go backwards but the reality is ... it is not over. On a Facebook livestream, Ardern has outlined scenarios... Read More
01:09pm Tue 14 Jul, 2020
Today there is one new case of COVID-19 to report in managed isolation in New Zealand. It has been 74 days since the last case of COVID-19 was acquired locally... Read More
01:00pm Tue 14 Jul, 2020
Health Minister Chris Hipkins is giving an update on COVID-19 and the latest on New Zealand's border controls and quarantine system. Hipkins said yesterday... Read More
01:18pm Mon 13 Jul, 2020
Health Minister Chris Hipkins has confirmed people in managed isolation facilities have access to mental health support and primary healthcare. Hipkins was joined... Read More
01:00pm Mon 13 Jul, 2020
UPDATE: There are no new cases of COVID-19 to report in managed isolation in New Zealand today. Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield is delivering... Read More
07:44am Mon 13 Jul, 2020
New Zealanders handed in smoke grenades, a mortar bomb and even fireworks during the government's compulsory gun buyback scheme. Documents released to RNZ... Read More
02:15pm Sun 12 Jul, 2020
One new case of Covid-19 has been found in a managed isolation facility, the Ministry of Health says. The latest case is a woman in her 20s who recently... Read More
12:15pm Sun 12 Jul, 2020
When things go really wrong they are the last line of defence for the most vulnerable, but a survey of almost 700 family carers shows how invisible and unsupported... Read More
07:30am Sun 12 Jul, 2020
Road safety improvements in Tauranga have been described as 'a tummy tuck and a boob job” by a city councillor. Last week, councillors Dawn Kiddie... Read More
07:00am Sun 12 Jul, 2020
To help clear the smoke on whether to tick yes or no on the Cannabis Legalisation and Control Bill in September, Western BOP social service organisation SociaLink... Read More