A further four people with confirmed COVID-19 have been identified in Taranaki since Friday, including the first person to be hospitalised at Taranaki Base Hospital. Taranaki now has a total of 11 confirmed cases, including the following new people: A 55 year old male with recent travel history to EuropeA 26 year old male with... Continue Reading →
Two new people with confirmed COVID-19 have been identified in South Taranaki today, taking the total to seven confirmed cases and one probable for the region. Taranaki’s medical officer of health, Dr Jonathan Jarman says “A 17 year old female and a 51 year old male are the latest people to test positive for the... Continue Reading →
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Ruanui and Te Korowai o Ngāruahine are today announcing a digital iwi response team to support their registered descendants with responding to the Covid-19 lockdown. The team will be calling all of the thousands of registered descendants of both Ngāti Ruanui and Ngāruahine regardless of where they are living, and will... Continue Reading →
Below are the actions the South Taranaki District Council is taking following the Prime Minister’s announcement that New Zealand is at Alert Level 3 and moving to Level 4 at 11:59pm Wednesday (25 March). South Taranaki District Mayor, Phil Nixon says the Council’s priority is to keep providing the core services such as drinking water,... Continue Reading →
Te Runanga o Ngati Ruanui iwi leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and front line medical staff are calling for level three and four pandemic preparations now. In a live video posted to Facebook on Sunday, Iwi leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer says that the iwi of Taranaki united in sharing this common message. She goes on to say that... Continue Reading →
Taranaki has another two people with confirmed COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed people to four for the region. Taranaki’s Public Health Unit has confirmed a 58 year old male and a 25 year old male from Taranaki, both with recent international travel history, have tested positive for COVID-19. For travel and flight details... Continue Reading →
Following Thursday night’s government announcement, and in line with a regional approach, from Monday 23 March, the South Taranaki District Council will be cancelling all Council run programmes at TSB Hub, Hawera Aquatic Centre and LibraryPlus Centres (e.g. swimming programmes, school holiday programmes, library programmes, TSB Hub indoor sports programmes etc) In a social media... Continue Reading →
Taranaki DHB is encouraging people to protect friends and whānau who are in hospital by not visiting if theyare at all unwell. Gill Campbell, Taranaki DHB chief operating officer said, “While there are currently no COVID-19-relatedrestrictions in place for visitors at Taranaki Base and Hāwera hospitals, we are asking the public to assess their level... Continue Reading →
Supermarkets are under pressure in South Taranaki and are asking customers to refrain from panic purchasing, and to shop as they normally would, however a Facebook post by Pak N Save Hawera doesn't give locals the reassurance they're looking for. Pak'n Save Hawera - Facebook The post reads that temporary limits on a number of... Continue Reading →
