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Health Warning Issued For Lake Rotorua
Tuesday, 8 March 2022, 5:28 pm | Toi Te Ora Public Health
A health warning has been issued today for Lake Rotorua. The health warning is based on visual assessments and satellite imagery provided by the Bay of Plenty Regional Council which indicate an extensive algal bloom throughout much of Lake Rotorua. ... More >>
Tauranga Drum And Bass Festival Public Health Advice Revised
Sunday, 9 January 2022, 7:27 pm | Toi Te Ora Public Health
The Ministry of Health has issued the following statement. A reassessment of the risk posed by the drum and bass festival in Tauranga’s Wharepai Domain on 3 January has today been downgraded to asking all those who attended the festival to monitor ... More >>
Wellington Cases Linked To Tauranga Drum And Bass Festival
Saturday, 8 January 2022, 6:30 pm | Toi Te Ora Public Health
The Ministry of Health has issued the following statement: Two new cases of COVID-19 in Wellington have been confirmed today. The two cases are linked to recent travel to the Bay of Plenty and a number of locations of interest in Wellington related ... More >>
Taking The Barb Out Of The Barbeque This Summer
Wednesday, 5 January 2022, 5:58 pm | Toi Te Ora Public Health
What better way to enjoy summer than to eat outdoors? Before you lay those kebabs on the barbeque and whip up a salad – take a minute to ensure you, your friends and family will be safe from the misery of food poisoning. Every year lots of New ... More >>
Maintain Vigilance To Protect Against COVID-19 This Summer
Tuesday, 4 January 2022, 5:28 pm | Toi Te Ora Public Health
COVID-19 continues to spread in the Bay of Plenty and Lakes districts, and the local Medical Officer of Health is reminding people to be extremely vigilant. With well over 250 cases of COVID-19 reported across the Bay of Plenty and Lakes regions since ... More >>
Health Warning Issued For Okawa Bay At Lake Rotoiti
Thursday, 23 December 2021, 2:34 pm | Toi Te Ora Public Health
A health warning has been issued today for Okawa Bay at the western end of Lake Rotoiti. The health warning is based on water test results and visual observations provided by the Bay of Plenty Regional Council which indicate an extensive algal ... More >>
Avoid Swimming For 48 Hours After Heavy Rain
Friday, 17 December 2021, 2:50 pm | Toi Te Ora Public Health
The Medical Officer of Health is advising people in the Bay of Plenty and Lakes districts to avoid swimming in streams, rivers, lakes and harbour areas for 48 hours after heavy rain. Dr Jim Miller, Medical Officer of Health for Toi Te ... More >>
COVID-19 Testing Stood Up In Kawerau
Saturday, 27 November 2021, 5:44 pm | Toi Te Ora Public Health
Kawerau District Council confirms that a Kawerau resident has tested positive for COVID-19. This is the first case in the current outbreak from Kawerau. The individual concerned was already known to be a close contact of a previously confirmed case, ... More >>
Health Warning Issued For Ohau Channel
Friday, 19 November 2021, 7:35 pm | Toi Te Ora Public Health
A health warning has been issued today for Ohau Channel, the channel that links Lake Rotoiti and Lake Rotorua. Routine water test results provided by the Bay of Plenty Regional Council have confirmed the presence of blue-green algal blooms which ... More >>
COVID-19 Detected In Tauranga And Mount Maunganui Wastewater
Sunday, 14 November 2021, 1:57 pm | Toi Te Ora Public Health
Following the detection of COVID-19 in wastewater in Tauranga and Mount Maunganui, Toi Te Ora Public Health is advising people living in the greater Tauranga area to get tested for COVID-19 if they have any symptoms. ESR has reported positive wastewater ... More >>
Person In Taupō Tests Positive For COVID-19
Saturday, 13 November 2021, 2:14 pm | Toi Te Ora Public Health
Get tested, get vaccinated and check locations of interest. This is the advice from Toi Te Ora Public health following a positive COVID-19 test result in a person from Taupō. The Medical Officer of Health at Toi Te Ora, Dr Lynne Lane, says it is imperative ... More >>
Health Warnings Issued For Lake Ohakuri, Lake Maraetai And Lake Whakamaru
Tuesday, 9 November 2021, 5:01 pm | Toi Te Ora Public Health
A health warning has been issued for Lake Whakamaru after samples taken from the lake by Waikato Regional Council confirmed a bloom of potentially toxic blue-green algae. Today’s health warning is an update and extension of the health ... More >>
Health Warning Issued For Lake Ohakuri
Tuesday, 2 November 2021, 4:03 pm | Toi Te Ora Public Health
A health warning has been issued for Lake Ohakuri. Notifications to Waikato Regional Council by members of the public and a visual assessment by the regional council shows a suspected bloom of potentially toxic blue-green algae. Samples have ... More >>
COVID-19 Detection From Tauranga Wastewater
Tuesday, 28 September 2021, 3:13 pm | Toi Te Ora Public Health
ESR has reported one positive detection in wastewater in Tauranga from a sample collected on 23 September. Follow up samples from Tauranga and Mount Maunganui were taken this morning (28 September), with results expected later this week (Thursday). ... More >>
Protecting Our Borders From COVID-19
Tuesday, 10 March 2020, 12:03 pm | Toi Te Ora Public Health
With a small number of cases of COVID-19 now confirmed in New Zealand, many people are feeling understandably anxious. We knew that COVID-19 was likely to arrive in New Zealand at some stage, and local District Health Boards, public health services ... More >>
Measles Alert for Basketball New Zealand Under 15 Nationals
Wednesday, 24 July 2019, 4:47 pm | Toi Te Ora Public Health
Toi Te Ora Public Health is urging those who attended the Basketball New Zealand Under 15 Nationals tournament held at Trustpower Arena in Mount Maunganui, between 17th – 20th July, to be vigilant for the symptoms of measles, after a participant ... More >>
Bay of Plenty Kai Hui
Friday, 23 October 2015, 3:00 pm | Toi Te Ora Public Health
Bay of Plenty Kai Hui - Locals have their say on the future of our food More >>
Health warning for Okawa Bay and Okere Arm on Lake Rotoiti
Thursday, 10 April 2014, 3:57 pm | Toi Te Ora Public Health
A health warning has been issued for the Okere Arm on Lake Rotoiti. This means that a health warning now applies to both Okawa Bay and Okere Arm on Lake Rotoiti. Routine monitoring results provided by the Bay of Plenty Regional Council have confirmed ... More >>
Health warning issued for Lake Okaro
Friday, 1 March 2013, 3:42 pm | Toi Te Ora Public Health
A health warning has been issued for Lake Okaro near Rotorua as there are currently high levels of potentially toxic blue-green algae in the lake. More >>
Pregnant women offered free whooping cough immunisation
Thursday, 24 January 2013, 1:29 pm | Toi Te Ora Public Health
A free whooping cough vaccine is now available to all pregnant women to help protect their newborn babies from this serious disease. More >>
