Health

BOP hospitals move to Alert Level 2 at midday

Bay of Plenty and Lakes District Health Boards will be moving to Alert Level 2 at midday, the same time as the rest of the New Zealand. Auckland will be at Alert... Read More

BOP medicinal cannabis firm granted license

Bay of Plenty medical cannabis firm Eqalis Pharmaceuticals Limited has this week received one of the country's first commercial licences. The commercial... Read More

New cases push NZ into resurgence plan

The shift to alert level three for Auckland and level two for the rest of New Zealand is expected to last for about three days. The move in lockdown status, which... Read More

LIVE COVID updates: NZ prepares to move to level 2

Auckland moves to level 3 lockdown and the rest of the country to level 2 at midday after four cases of COVID-19 outside managed isolation. The Prime Minister... Read More

Covid-19 Alert Level 2 – a reminder

New Zealand's Alert Levels are changing. At 12 noon on Wednesday August 12, Auckland will move to Alert Level 3. The rest of the New Zealand will move to Alert... Read More

NZ alert levels raised from noon tomorrow

New Zealand Covid-19 alert levels will be raised from noon on Wednesday after a family has tested positive for Covid-19. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says Auckland... Read More

Joint council approach to marae issues

Tauranga City Council has agreed to work with the Bay of Plenty Regional Council to explore the possibility of a future managed retreat of polluting industries from... Read More

Unprecedented demand at BOP hospitals

Tauranga and Whakatane Hospital have been at full capacity after an 'unprecedented” amount of patients were admitted with a range of winter illnesses. The... Read More

One new case of COVID-19 today

There is one new case of COVID-19 in managed isolation in New Zealand today. Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield provided a COVID-19 update at 1pm... Read More

BOP Hospitals ‘extremely busy’

The Bay of Plenty District Health Board has issued a notice saying both Tauranga and Whakatane Hospitals will be 'extremely busy” today with a high number... Read More

Defibrillators placed on Mauao

A Tauranga company has donated two defibrillators to be placed on Mauao. The defibrillators will be located on the base track and on top of the Mauao summit... Read More

Active COVID cases now at 21

There are no new cases of COVID-19 to report in New Zealand today. It has been 101 days since the last case of COVID-19 was acquired locally from an unknown... Read More