Coronavirus

City centre ready to ‘get back to business’

Tauranga businesses are looking at new innovative ways to get them up and running when New Zealand moves from Alert Level 4 to 3 from midnight. Dinner meals from... Read More

Lawsuits against lockdown rejected

Two men who sued the prime minister after saying the coronavirus lockdown made them illegally detained have both lost their cases. The pair, including one who... Read More

No change to BOP hospital visiting policy

Tauranga and Whakatane hospitals are not changing the visitors' policy at Level 3. Both hospitals will remain in lockdown - NO VISITORS. 'We will be extending... Read More

Council services under Alert Level 3

Following the Prime Minister's announcement, the nation will move to COVID-19 Alert Level 3 at 11.59pm tonight. Under Alert level 3, Tauranga City and Western... Read More

Calls to make employees feel safe under level 3

Businesses re-opening under alert level 3 must brief staff on how they will be kept safe, says the Council of Trade Unions Most businesses can re-open when the... Read More

COVID 19: What happened in New Zealand on April 26

An extra $107.6 million to help house the vulnerable both during and after the pandemic was announced today, there were nine new cases of COVID-19 and hopes that... Read More

Extra funding to keep vulnerable people housed

The government has announced more than a hundred million dollars in extra funding for vulnerable people in need of housing. Housing Minister Megan Woods announced... Read More

261 Te Puke workers test negative for COVID-19

The Bay of Plenty DHB has confirmed that 261 seasonal workers in Te Puke have tested negative for COVID-19. They are still waiting for the 'last few” tests... Read More

Bay of Plenty COVID-19 cases remain the same

There has been no change to the number of COVID-19 cases in the Bay of Plenty for the past two days. One person has been released from Tauranga Hospital and there... Read More

All children’s sore throats should be checked- Drs

Health officials are advising that all children and young people with a sore throat should be checked urgently because the symptom can be caused by COVID-19 or... Read More

Police still enforcing lockdown restrictions

Police are reminding the people that New Zealand remains at alert level four this long weekend. As we move toward alert level three, it is important to note that... Read More

COVID-19 update: Five new cases and one death

Today there are five new cases of COVID-19 and a woman in her 70s has died. The five new cases of COVID-19 are made up of three new confirmed cases and two new... Read More