Health

More BOP kids back at school under Orange setting

Bay of Plenty schools have seen a surge in attendance this term, largely because of the shift to Orange in the Covid Protection Framework. Oropi School Principal... Read More

Interim Health NZ addressing primary care pressure

Interim Health NZ is listening to concerns from Primary Care and has offered a number of measures to address funding pressures on general practice. The current... Read More

Rotorua airshed extension to protect air quality

The Rotorua Airshed boundary will be extended from Friday June 3 to include future residential housing developments in areas next to the existing airshed. The... Read More

Four Tauranga Hospital buildings earthquake prone

Bay of Plenty District Health Board is the latest organisation to be plagued with earthquake issues with Tauranga Hospital having four affected buildings. The... Read More

BOPDHB welcomes winter wellness initiative

Stay well this winter, says the Bay of Plenty District Health Board - BOPDHB. The organisation is supporting a nationwide push to focus on wellbeing through a... Read More

Covid-19: 8,182 national cases, 13 deaths

The Ministry of Health is reporting 8,182 new community cases of Covid-19, 373 current hospitalisations, and 13 deaths. There are 245 new community cases in... Read More

Funding to continue for Oranga Tamariki

The Government has signalled its commitment to the future direction of Oranga Tamariki with a funding package that will enable iwi, hapū, and communities to... Read More

Covid-19: 5,836 new community cases, five deaths

The Ministry of Health are reporting 5,836 new community of Covid-19 cases, 403 current hospitalisations, and five deaths in the past three days. There are... Read More

Covid-19: 6,862 new community cases, 25 deaths

The Ministry of Health is reporting 6,862 new community cases, 350 current hospitalisations and 25 deaths today. There are 193 new community cases in Bay of... Read More

Second Covid-19 booster for most vulnerable

People who are at high-risk of getting very sick from a Covid-19 infection will soon be eligible to receive a second booster, Covid-19 Response Minister Chris... Read More

GP network celebrate Pathlab service through Covid

Pathlab staff have been praised for their professionalism and unwavering service to the Western Bay of Plenty primary healthcare network at a special presentation... Read More

Covid-19: Teachers ‘need more sick days’

A group of health experts is urging the government to develop a Covid-19 action plan for schools, but teachers say they're running out of paid sick leave. In... Read More