Media Releases – NZ Ministry of Health

• Updated advice for travellers from New South Wales
  Media release19 June 2021Following a change in advice from New South Wales public health officials, the Ministry of Health is updating its advice for anyone in New Zealand who was at the Westfield Bondi Junction mall in Sydney last weekend. It follows two new cases of COVID-19 reported in Sydney today, both connected to the […]
• Stewart Island / Rakiura update
  An update provided to the Ministry of Health by Southern DHB.Media release18 June 2021Southern DHB public health staff now have sufficient reassurance that the indeterminate COVID-19 test result in a Stewart Island /  Rakiura child is not due to an active Covid infection. Since the initial test, further testing has shown negative COVID-19 test results from […]
• Quarantine Free Travel with New South Wales to remain, risk deemed low
  Media release18 June 2021Following a further public health assessment of recently identified COVID-19 community cases in Sydney, Quarantine Free Travel with New South Wales will remain in place – subject to no further significant developments in the Australian State, the Ministry of Health has confirmed. “New Zealand health officials met again today and determined that, […]
• Health Ministry push flows over to improved drinking-water, boost in compliance – Report
  Media release18 June 2021A push by the Ministry of Health to increase awareness among drinking-water suppliers of their responsibilities has led to tighter auditing and a boost in overall compliance, with standards up by 2.4% compared to last year. There was also a slight decrease in overall legislative compliance for all supplies – a drop […]
• No new community cases; 1 case of COVID-19 in managed isolation
  Media release18 June 2021There are no new cases of COVID-19 to report in the community in New Zealand today. There is 1 new case to report in a recent returnee in a managed isolation facility since the Ministry’s last update yesterday. The seven-day rolling average of new cases detected at the border is two. Since […]
• Quarantine Free Travel with New South Wales continues
  Media release17 June 2021The Ministry of Health has confirmed Quarantine Free Travel with New South Wales will continue – subject to no further significant developments in the Australian State. “New Zealand health officials met today to conduct an assessment of the public health risk from the recently identified COVID-19 community cases in Sydney. It has […]
• No new community cases; 2 cases of COVID-19 in managed isolation
  Media release17 June 2021There are no new cases of COVID-19 to report in the community in New Zealand today. There are two new cases to report in recent returnees in managed isolation facilities since the Ministry’s last update yesterday. The seven-day rolling average of new cases detected at the border is two. Since 1 January […]
• Consultation on the use of cryopreserved testicular tissue
  News article16 June 2021The Advisory Committee on Assisted Reproductive Technology (ACART) is consulting interested parties and the public on its Proposal that the HART Order should explicitly state that the use of cryopreserved testicular tissue is an established procedure. The consultation will run until 30 July 2021. ACART’s position on the cryopreservation and use of […]
• No new community cases; 2 new cases of COVID-19 in managed isolation
  Media release16 June 2021There are no new cases of COVID-19 to report in the community in New Zealand today. There are two new cases to report in recent returnees in managed isolation facilities since the Ministry’s last update yesterday. The seven-day rolling average of new cases detected at the border is two. Since 1 January […]
• COVID-19 and vaccine update, 16 June 2021
  News article16 June 2021The Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield provided an update at 1pm today. Clarification: Dr Bloomfield meant to say 11% of the total population have received at least one dose of the vaccine, and well over half (6% of the total population) of these people are fully vaccinated or have had two […]