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Health Warning – Unsafe Recreational Water Quality At Duvauchelle Bay
Friday, 10 January 2025, 1:30 pm | Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand
Dr Cheryl Brunton, Medical Officer of Health for the National Public Health Service, says – “Water quality at the affected site is not considered suitable for recreational uses including swimming because of the risk to health from the bacteria and other ... More >>
Health Warning Lifted For Algal Bloom In The Ashley/Rakahuri River At Gorge Bridge
Wednesday, 8 January 2025, 4:36 pm | Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand
Dr Cheryl Brunton, Medical Officer of Health for the National Public Health Service, says Environment Canterbury’s monitoring of Ashley/Rakahuri River at Gorge Bridge will continue to the end of this summer and then will resume next summer when there ... More >>
Health Warning Lifted For Algal Bloom In The South Bank Tributary Of The Waiau-Uwha River Above Waiau Bridge
Monday, 6 January 2025, 5:19 pm | Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand
Dr Cheryl Brunton, Medical Officer of Health for the National Public Health Service, says Environment Canterbury’s sampling at the South Bank Tributary of the Waiau-Uwha River above Waiau Bridge will continue on a monthly basis. More >>
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Has Lifted Its Health Warning In Roto Kohatu Reserve At Lake Rua
Monday, 6 January 2025, 5:17 pm | Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand
Dr Cheryl Brunton, Medical Officer of Health for the National Public Health Service, says “this is great news for swimmers and other recreational water users in Roto Kohatu Reserve at Lake Rua who would have been avoiding the water following the recent ... More >>
Health Warning – Unsafe Recreational Water Quality At South Bay And Peketā Beaches And Kahutara River Upstream Of SH1
Monday, 30 December 2024, 3:10 pm | Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand
Dr Claire Salter, Public Health Medicine Specialist for the National Public Health Service, says “rainfall in the area in the last few days has most likely caused the high levels of faecal bacteria”. More >>
Health Warning - Unsafe Recreational Water Quality At Waimakariri River Upstream Of The Old Highway Bridge North Bank
Saturday, 28 December 2024, 5:17 pm | Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand
Dr Cheryl Brunton, Medical Officer of Health for the National Public Health Service, says rainfall in the area in the last few days has most likely caused the high levels of faecal bacteria. More >>
Health Warning – Unsafe Recreational Water Quality At Roto Kohatu Reserve At Lake Rua
Thursday, 26 December 2024, 1:41 pm | Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand
Dr Cheryl Brunton, Medical Officer of Health for the National Public Health Service, says water quality at this site is not considered suitable for recreational uses, including swimming, because of the risk to health from the bacteria and other pathogens. More >>
Large Numbers Of RSE Workers Get Immunised To Protect Pacific Island Nations
Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 11:35 am | Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand
Over the last six months,1205 RSE workers from Fiji, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu have been immunised with the Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) vaccine in the Hawke’s Bay alone. More >>
Over $18 Million In Holidays Act Remediation Payments Made To Health NZ’s Taranaki Staff
Thursday, 12 December 2024, 4:28 pm | Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand
The money is expected to be in the bank accounts of 2421 staff owed a remediation payment by tomorrow morning. More >>
Cyanobacteria (Blue Green Algae) Health Warning Raised To ‘Extreme Risk’ For Lake Ngā Roto
Friday, 6 December 2024, 7:17 pm | Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand
The National Public Health Service is urging people to avoid all recreational water activity at Lake Ngā Roto, due to a significant rise in the cyanobacteria (blue green algae) concentration. More >>
Smoke From Fire At Bridge Hill – Public Health Warning
Thursday, 5 December 2024, 7:14 pm | Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand
Air around this location is smoky and there is potential that people who are sensitive to smoke – such as those with heart or lung conditions, people who are pregnant, young children and the elderly – may experience symptoms like coughing, shortness ... More >>
Cyanobacteria Health Warning Issued For Lake Ngā Roto
Wednesday, 4 December 2024, 6:01 pm | Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand
This new health warning is in addition to those already in place at Lakes Rotoroa (Hamilton Lake), Hakanoa, Waikare, Rotokauri, Whangape and Kainui. More >>
Health Warning – Algal Bloom In Lake Pegasus
Monday, 2 December 2024, 6:41 pm | Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand
People should avoid the Lake and animals, particularly dogs, should not be allowed near the water until the health warning has been lifted. More >>
Health Warning – Algal Bloom In Lake Forsyth/Te Roto O Wairewa
Wednesday, 27 November 2024, 5:10 pm | Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand
People should avoid the Lake and animals, particularly dogs, should not be allowed near the water until the health warning has been lifted. More >>
Health Warning – Algal Bloom In The South Bank Tributary Of The Waiau River Above Waiau Bridge
Monday, 25 November 2024, 5:59 pm | Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand
The warning follows finding moderate to high cover of potentially toxic algae (benthic cyanobacteria) in the South Bank Tributary of the Waiau River above Waiau Bridge. More >>
Drop Off In Rangatahi Dental Health Care A Major Concern For Porirua Health Providers
Monday, 18 November 2024, 8:32 am | Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand
Dentist Dr Margaret Clark says there are a few reasons why dental numbers drop off including having to enrol in private clinics, which can be a barrier. Other reasons include being nervous about treatment, sterile environments, people not realising ... More >>
Update On Illness At University Halls
Thursday, 14 November 2024, 7:54 pm | Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand
Following epidemiological, laboratory, and environmental investigations, the cause of the outbreak was found to be contamination of a chicken dish due to inappropriate food preparation processes. More >>
Te Whatu Ora Waitaha Canterbury Pānui
Monday, 11 November 2024, 10:13 am | Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand
Celebrating Allied Health Assistants (AHAs)'s part in the healthcare system. More >>
Look Out For Algal Blooms Before Using Our Lakes And Rivers This Summer
Thursday, 7 November 2024, 11:20 am | Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand
“Algal blooms can develop rapidly and unpredictably, and some release toxins which can be very dangerous if you swallow or come into contact with them” says local Medical Officer of Health Dr Gregory Evans, from Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora. More >>
Waikato Hospital Laboratory Gets An Upgrade
Monday, 22 July 2024, 11:40 am | Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand
Waikato Hospital has completed a significant upgrade to its laboratory with more space, services co-located, and a new Molecular Biology Laboratory. More >>
