Haere te pō, nau mai te ao – Matariki 2021
Traditionally, the reappearance of Matariki, rising in mid-winter coincided with the end of the harvest season and the start of the Māori new year. It was a time when winter food stocks were plentiful, and less work was needed in the gardens, a time of remembrance of...
Formal notice of industrial action by members of NZNO received
Kia hiwa rā, kia hiwa rā!E ngā kaumoana o te waka o Toi, kia mataara.Kōtahi te hoe, he waka eke noa.E ānga whakamua, e kōkiri! The Bay of Plenty DHB has received formal notice for the withdrawal of labour on 9 June 2021 from 11am to 7pm by members of the New Zealand...
Collaborative effort ensures kaumātua and aged care facility residents focus of vaccination rollout
A collaborative healthcare and community effort is ensuring kaumātua at marae and aged care facility residents and staff are the next focus of the COVID-19 vaccination rollout. Bay of Plenty District Health Board (BOPDHB) Pou Tikanga Graham Cameron said working with...
COVID-19 vaccination centre for frontline healthcare workers opens in Tauranga
A COVID-19 vaccination centre for frontline healthcare workers has opened in Tauranga. Above: Caption: Ngāti Ranginui kaumatua – Tu Pearson (standing) and Des Tata (seated right) officiated the opening of the COVID-19 Vaccination Centre in 1st Avenue with a whakatau....
Eastern Bay frontline healthcare workforce set to get COVID vaccine starting next week
Whakatāne Hospital Coordinator Dave van Dijk, COVID Vaccination Site Lead Susan Jensen, COVID Vaccination Clinical Lead Dr Rachel Shouler and Public Health Nurse Vaccinators Sherry Hutchinson and Manmeet Kaur. Eastern Bay frontline hospital and community healthcare...
New Zealand’s first COVID-19 vaccine to arrive this week
New Zealand’s first batch of Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is set to arrive in New Zealand this week subject to transportation plans and quality temperature control. Government representatives have been in conversations with Pfizer on a constant basis for the last...