05:59pm Fri 21 Aug, 2020
A 'managed retreat” of the industrial zone surrounding a Tauranga marae which borders residential areas will be investigated by Tauranga City Council. The... Read More
04:00pm Fri 21 Aug, 2020
Western Bay of Plenty residents looking to get tested for Covid-19 this weekend are being reminded to call their general practitioner beforehand. Some GP clinics... Read More
12:55pm Fri 21 Aug, 2020
UPDATED: There are 11 new cases of Covid-19 today, nine of those cases are linked to the community cluster in Auckland and two are in managed isolation. Of the... Read More
06:45am Fri 21 Aug, 2020
Chief Coroner Judge Deborah Marshall has released the annual provisional suicide statistics, which show the provisional suicide rate is at its lowest in three... Read More
06:00pm Thu 20 Aug, 2020
An awareness week bringing attention to iron deficiency - the world's most prevalent nutrient deficiency - is set to take place next week. Now in its seventh... Read More
02:03pm Thu 20 Aug, 2020
The Bay of Plenty District Health Board has completed the COVID-19 testing of all Port of Tauranga high priority workers - in advance of the Ministry of Health... Read More
11:15am Thu 20 Aug, 2020
No parent wants to watch their child struggle. But for those parents with children who have sustained a brain injury, struggles are an expected, and heart-breaking... Read More
12:55pm Wed 19 Aug, 2020
UPDATE 1.14PM: Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield is reporting six new cases of COVID-19 today. Five of the new cases are in the comminuity and one... Read More
10:15am Wed 19 Aug, 2020
The Ministry of Health is warning people not to believe everything they read on social media. The Ministry is aware that misinformation has been circulating... Read More
05:00pm Tue 18 Aug, 2020
Staff at two more venues outside Auckland visited by two people involved in the city's coronavirus cluster have tested negative for the virus. The owner of Rotorua's... Read More
06:52am Tue 18 Aug, 2020
While many people were tucked up in their beds on Sunday morning, the Tauranga-based TECT Rescue Helicopter was flying to the Eastern Bay for a medical emergency. The... Read More
08:00pm Mon 17 Aug, 2020
A New Zealander who is an international authority on coronaviruses says he favours wearing masks in the right situation to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Gary... Read More