Following interviews with the person who has today returned a positive test for COVID-19, the Ministry of Health believes there is a clear link to the border as the source of the infection. The person who has tested positive for COVID-19 works …
Read moreTuesday, 20 April 2021, 1:19 pmPress Release: Ministry of Health There are no new community cases of COVID-19 to report
Read moreLife expectancy continues to increase, although the change over time has slowed, Stats NZ said today. Life expectancy at birth for the population as a whole is 80.0 years for males, and 83.5 years for females, based on death rates in 2017–2019. …
Read moreOn April 1, electricity retailer Pulse Energy became an official sponsor of Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ (ARFNZ) to help raise the awareness of respiratory disease in New Zealand and to help the 700,000 Kiwis living with respiratory disease …
Read moreThe Stroke Foundation of New Zealand is proud to announce the appointment of Jo Lambert as their new Chief Executive, who will take over the role on Monday 31 May. Jo has a wealth of leadership and NGO experience and joins the Stroke Foundation …
Read moreNew Zealand Institute of Medical Laboratory Science (NZIMLS) is hailing the incredible efforts of New Zealand’s laboratory workers, as the milestone of 2,000,000 COVID-19 tests approaches. “After recently marking the first anniversary of the first COVID …
Read moreMāori-owned, independent creative agency RUN, have launched the National Influenza Immunisation Campaign, running over the next 8 weeks across TV, digital, social, print and press. RUN won the pitch last year to develop a new brand identity and …
Read moreDeputy Health and Disability Commissioner Rose Wall today released a report finding a rest home in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for failures in its care of an elderly woman. The woman stayed …
Read moreThere are no new cases in the community to report today. There are four new positive cases of COVID-19 and 1 historical case to report in managed isolation since our last media statement on Friday. The seven-day rolling average of new cases detected …
Read moreA review has identified areas to improve after a recent scare over lead in drinking water near Dunedin. The recommendations include improvements to reporting contaminant levels, tightening up how quickly adverse findings are reported, and reviewing standards …
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