An exhibition marking the 10th anniversary of the grounding of the Rena has opened in Tauranga ten years to the day since the vessel hit Astrolabe Reef.
Extra Covid-19 testing centres are being set up in Tauranga today for a possible surge in demand as people wait to find out if the virus is in the city.
There has been a detection of Covid-19 in Tauranga wastewater and further testing is underway in Tauranga and Mount Maunganui, with results expected on Thursday.
Contact tracing has linked a truck driver who tested positive for Covid-19 to the current Delta outbreak and so far no locations of interest have been listed outside Auckland.
Early evidence suggests young people are less hungry, eating healthier food and have better physical and mental wellbeing since the introduction of the Ka Ora, Ka Ako | Healthy School Lunches progr
The Motiti Protection Area is now in place, meaning people can no longer take any kind of marine life from the three offshore reef areas surrounding Motiti Island.
The Ministry of Health has today confirmed that 11 of the 21 crew on board a container ship, the Rio De La Plata, currently at sea off the coast of Tauranga, have tested positive for Covid-19.
