Media Releases – NZ Ministry of Health

• No community cases; 4 new cases of COVID-19, and one historical case in managed isolation in two days
  Media release01 August 2021There are no cases of COVID-19 to report in the community today. There are four new cases of COVID-19 to report in recent returnees, and also one historical case, in managed isolation facilities since the Ministry’s last update on Friday. Since Friday, 12 previously reported cases have now recovered. In addition, a […]
• Remaining travellers from Queensland reminded to remain vigilant and check locations of interest
  Media release31 July 2021Public health officials in New Zealand have this afternoon been in contact with their Queensland counterparts after authorities announced a snap lockdown there. An eight week suspension on Quarantine Free Travel from Australia took effect last Friday night, however there were additional managed return flights until last night (Friday 30 July) for […]
• Quarantine as a precaution
  Media release30 July 2021A Middlemore hospital-based health professional has been placed in quarantine as a precaution following a PPE protocol incident during the management of a COVID-19 patient. The health professional promptly reported the incident and has been moved into a quarantine facility as they were unable to easily quarantine at home. The DHB is […]
• No community cases; 2 new cases of COVID-19, one historical case, in managed isolation
  Media release30 July 2021There are no cases of COVID-19 to report in the community today. There are two new cases of COVID-19 to report in recent returnees, and also one historical case, in managed isolation facilities. Since 1 January 2021, there have been 108 historical cases, out of a total of 697 cases. Four previously […]
• Induction of Labour Clinical Practice Guideline to improve consistency of care
  News article30 July 2021The Ministry of Health has published the Induction of Labour in Aotearoa New Zealand: A Clinical Practice Guideline on its website. The Guideline provides consistent, evidence-based guidance on induction of labour in the Aotearoa New Zealand context. In New Zealand, the number of women/pregnant people who experience an induction of labour has […]
• No community cases; 5 new cases of COVID-19 in managed isolation
  Media release29 July 2021There are no cases of COVID-19 to report in the community today. There are five new cases of COVID-19 to report today in recent returnees in managed isolation facilities.   Two previously reported historical cases, associated with the Playa Zahara fishing vessel, have now been reclassified as ‘not a case’. Neither case […]
• Day one of national booking system goes to plan
  Media release29 July 2021The first day of the COVID-19 vaccination national booking system being live to the public was a resounding success, Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says. Around 165,000 people aged 60-64 were sent invitations yesterday by letter, email or text message asking them to reserve their two appointments online at Book My […]
• No community cases; one case of COVID-19 in managed isolation
  Media release28 July 2021There are no cases of COVID-19 to report in the community in New Zealand today. There is one positive case of COVID-19 to report today in a recent returnee in a managed isolation facility. Ten previously reported cases have now recovered. The number of active cases in New Zealand is 43. Since […]
• COVID-19 vaccine update, 28 July 2021
  News article28 July 2021Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Acting COVID-19 Response Minister Ayesha Verrall and Director General of Health Ashley Bloomfield will launch the next phase of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout at 12.30 pm today. Transcript     PM:          Kia ora koutou katoa. Can I begin by just apologising—we would, as usual practice, have a sign […]
• Ongoing harm linked to dangerous ‘batch’ of synthetic cannabinoids in Taranaki
  News article28 July 2021Taranaki Police and the Ministry of Health are again warning people of a particularly dangerous ‘batch’ of synthetic cannabinoids (also known as synthetics or synnies) in the region. Earlier in the month, High Alert released a notification to make the public aware of two acute drug harm incidents, one death and a […]