Coronavirus

Healthcare support offered to people in quarantine

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

LIVE: No new cases of COVID reported today

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

Mortar bomb among handed in ammunition

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

Covid-19: One new case today in managed isolation

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

Family Carers Invisible Heroes Of Covid-19

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

Dress for Success launches in heart of Tauranga

Dress for Success has launched a brand-new shopping experience in the heart of Tauranga CBD, promising to raise the profile of the charity's work in Tauranga and... Read More

Unlocked for Armageddon

Tauranga's first major event out of lockdown is one for the elves, orcs and Jedi. After being postponed, Armageddon Tauranga is back on July 25, for a weekend... Read More

Taking care of business

A new Tauranga start-up is trying to match lonely suppliers with desperate demand. Paul Hewitt already has a sweet spot in the Bay of Plenty business scene... Read More

Covid-19: One new case today in managed isolation

There has been one new case of Covid-19 reported in managed isolation in New Zealand today. The new case is a woman in her 20s who arrived in New Zealand on July... Read More

Fourth escape from managed quarantine

A person in their 60s broke a window and escaped from an Auckland isolation hotel last night, the fourth escape from a facility in a week. Air Commodore... Read More

New support package for wildlife institutions

Wildlife institutions affected by a loss of visitor revenue during the COVID-19 lockdown are set to receive government support with nearly $15 million of funding... Read More

LIVE: Health Minister gives latest COVID update

Health Minister Chris Hipkins is updating the media on the government's COVID-19 response, after it was confirmed today that a third person had escaped a managed... Read More