03:14pm Mon 06 Apr, 2020
'To all the public health workers and to researchers in the scientific community - thank you.” That's the message behind today's Google search homepage... Read More
01:48pm Mon 06 Apr, 2020
The "regretful" decision has been to cancel the WSF World Junior Championships that had been scheduled to take place in July 2020 on the Gold Coast. The WSF (World... Read More
12:55pm Mon 06 Apr, 2020
UPDATE: There are 39 new confirmed cases and 28 probable cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand today. An increase of 67 cases. This now brings the total cases to... Read More
11:45am Mon 06 Apr, 2020
People coming into hospital are being reminded to bring a phone or other personal device with them so they can keep in contact with loved ones. Tight hospital... Read More
10:55am Mon 06 Apr, 2020
Organisers of a Covid-19 checkpoint at Maketu are concerned at the amount of non-essential travel in and out of the town. Maketu Health and Social Services... Read More
08:00am Mon 06 Apr, 2020
Cabinet ministers and senior officials will plan a possible exit from the pandemic lockdown but are warning the fight against COVID-19 is far from over. Prime... Read More
06:57am Mon 06 Apr, 2020
New Zealand now has a total of 1039 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 cases, but the prime minister says the country could have had four times that number... Read More
12:50pm Sun 05 Apr, 2020
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield updated the public on the COVID-19 situation in New Zealand this afternoon. Ashley... Read More
10:12am Sun 05 Apr, 2020
Tauranga woman Kelly Rice provides a perspective on being far from home during an international crisis. OPINION: We left the mighty shores of New Zealand on December... Read More
08:56am Sun 05 Apr, 2020
Fire and Emergency New Zealand are asking people to refrain from lighting outdoor fires during the COVID-19 lockdown period. "I know we all want to get odd jobs... Read More
07:49am Sun 05 Apr, 2020
Director General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield has issued a Health Notice providing additional guidance on the COVID-19 Alert Level 4 lockdown. The notice includes... Read More
03:54pm Sat 04 Apr, 2020
District Court priority proceedings will continue under Alert Level Four, but remotely via audio visual link wherever possible. 'Generally, priority proceedings... Read More