Queensland health authorities believe the Australian pilot, who sparked the Covid-19 scare onboard the Rio De La Plata, caught the virus on the ship The pilot... Read More

Public health staff have determined that the risk posed to the Tauranga community by the Rio De La Plata Covid-19 cases is low. This is the latest information... Read More

Port of Tauranga say they strongly support their workers getting vaccinated and will be hosting another two vaccination clinics over the next fortnight. This... Read More

A worker at the Port of Tauranga says some staff 'do not feel safe” amid the ongoing Covid-19 scare involving the Rio de la Plata container ship. The Singapore-flagged... Read More

As of July, 22, 60 per cent of the frontline border workers in the Bay of Plenty haven't had a single Covid vaccination. The news comes amid 11 cases of Covid-19... Read More

Testing at Port of Tauranga is under way for workers who had contact with the container ship Rio De La Plata, now identified as having a number of Covid-19 positive... Read More

The Ministry of Health has today confirmed that 11 of the 21 crew on board a container ship, the Rio De La Plata, currently at sea off the coast of Tauranga, have... Read More

The Ministry of Health advise that there are no cases of COVID-19 to report in the community today. There are five new cases of COVID-19 to report in recent returnees,... Read More

New Zealanders will have to accept the risk of going back into lockdown before the year is up with the Delta variant looming, an expert says. New Zealand has... Read More

The Maritime Union says a Covid alarm aboard a vessel in the Port of Tauranga is a reminder that strict processes at ports are essential to protect New Zealand... Read More

From today, New Zealanders aged 55-59 will be able to book their Covid-19 vaccine, five days earlier than planned. There are about 300,000 people in this group.... Read More

A Covid-19 scare at the Port of Tauranga has caused an 'unsettling, stressful and frustrating situation for workers”. A concerned port worker contacted... Read More