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Kai @ the Right Price comes to Opotiki
30 April 2013
People can now access affordable, quality fruit and vegetable packs from Garden Fresh, Opotiki. Starting from Monday, May 6th, Garden Fresh will take...
Bay of Plenty flooding - public health advice
23 April 2013
There was extensive surface flooding across the coastal Bay of Plenty over the weekend. “We can assume that all flood water is potentially...
Reminder about toxic shellfish along the Bay of Plenty coast
27 March 2013
Bay of Plenty residents and visitors need to continue to be aware of the risk of paralytic shellfish toxin poisoning. “Levels of toxin found in...
Protect our most valuable taonga - immunise at 6 weeks
26 March 2013
Whooping cough in the Bay of Plenty and across the country has prompted a push to vaccinate more babies on time.
“The epidemic of whooping...
Health warning issued for Lake Okaro
1 March 2013
A health warning has been issued for Lake Okaro near Rotorua as there are currently high levels of potentially toxic blue-green algae in the...
Lake Okaro health warning lifted
1 February 2013
The health warning in place since July last year for Lake Okaro, south of Rotorua, has been lifted. Medical Officer of Health, Dr Phil Shoemack says...
Whooping cough (pertussis) free immunisation
24 January 2013
A free whooping cough vaccine is now available to all pregnant women to help protect their newborn babies from this serious disease.
The ongoing...
Reminder that shellfish in Bay of Plenty still affected by toxin
17 January 2013
Bay of Plenty residents and visitors remain at risk of paralytic shellfish toxin poisoning. “Levels of toxin found in shellfish are still high...
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