Ministry of Health announces 19 new Covid-19 cases
Whanganui Hospital can provide a dedicated Covid-19 ward if required.
Whanganui Hospital can provide a dedicated Covid-19 ward if required.
That brings the number of active community cases across the country to 11,601.
Ngāti Maika sees the decision as "an acknowledgment and tribute to our tupuna".
Project aims to provide free mental health support to school children.
There are small pockets of customers still waiting to be reconnected.
Powerco crews have been very busy after the wild weather over the weekend.
Roads across the wider Whanganui region are closed due to flooding and slips.
Yesterday there was a record number of casess.
Rain - sometimes heavy - is expected to fall right through this weekend.
A $16 million marae renovation programme is drawing to a close.
There's plenty of rain on the way for the region this long weekend.
Sarah Williams talks about good reads, online exhibitions and the joys of running
A change of tack will be needed to boost numbers in hard-to-reach areas.
Extra effort put into getting long-term beneficiaries into work, minister says.
The attempted aggravated robbery in Hawera happened about 6.50pm tonight.
Māori health providers say there are low daily numbers of first vaccinations.
First Cabinet meeting of the year in New Plymouth to address imminent Omicron outbreak.
Qualifying heats start at 3pm on Sunday with the finals and other racing from 6pm.
The incident happened on Sunday, January 9, on SH3 between Hāwera and Pātea.
Te Ranga Tupua is undertaking an online information blitz.
"We certainly felt it. It certainly woke me up."
Within 10 minutes more than 33,000 people around NZ had reported feeling it.
Manawatū 4WD Club safari aims to raise money for rural families and prostate cancer.
Te Ranga Tupua says people who decide not to be vaccinated still need support.
The Grand Master honours two local Masons during his visit to Whanganui.
So far, NZ has avoided community transmission of the Omicron variant.
Counterfeit bank notes are circulating around South Taranaki, police say.
The effort to boost Māori Covid-19 vaccinations is being hampered by a shortage of nurses.
Four more cases linked to an Auckland escort agency were reported yesterday.