Beth Tester News Today

The health system faces uncertainty as it undergoes a restructure, one of Marlborough's health bosses concedes, after asking councillors to champion the need for "local stewardship" of health services.

Major disruptions across the top of Te Waipounamu, as the state highways connecting Blenheim and Nelson remain firmly shut. The commute is now taking eight hours - with a diversion through Canterbury. It's causing headaches for businesses and supply chains. Reporter Niva Chittock and visual journalist Sam Rillstone are in Blenheim.  

Educating people that the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out was not "two and done" is the focus of Marlborough health staff as they try to lift booster shots, particularly for Māori and Pasifika populations.

In Blenheim, the traffic light system seems to be working, regardless of how you work it.

As the number of Covid-19 cases in Nelson grows, testing sites were busy on Thursday with increased numbers of people wanting to check if they have the disease.

The team of eight will be swabbing at a school and a backpackers, but will stay in their own testing bubble and be in full PPE.

Wairau Hospital in Blenheim is gearing up for Covid cases as the country moves into the traffic light framework from next week.

Two men have been trespassed from a Blenheim pharmacy after calling staff "murderers".

Two men have been trespassed from a Blenheim pharmacy after calling staff "murderers".

Despite Marlborough hitting 90 per cent first dose three weeks ago, its DHB, which includes Nelson and Tasman, still isn't there.