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Covid-19: 18 cases detected at NZ border, 13 on fishing vessel Tue, 13 Jul 2021, 1:23PM Thirteen more crew members on the Viking Bay have tested positive for Covid-19. (Photo / Mark Mitchell) Covid-19: 18 cases detected at NZ border, 13 on fishing vessel Tue, 13 Jul 2021, 1:23PM Eighteen new cases of Covid-19 have been detected at New Zealand's border - including 13 mariners from the Viking Bay fishing vessel. There are no new cases in the community. The 15 positive Viking Bay crew members, which included the two people who tested positive last week, ar...

ANDY JACKSON/Stuff The fishing vessel arrived at Port Taranaki just after 9am on Tuesday. Port Taranaki chief executive Guy Roper said it was expected the Playa Zahara would be in port for no more than four hours. The vessel left about 2.25pm, about one hour later than expectations. ANDY JACKSON/Stuff The Playa Zahara left Port Taranaki about 2.25pm on Tuesday, approximately five hours after it arrived. If the results show there is no evidence of Covid-19 onboard, then the vessel will be granted permission to return to the port for a crew change, Taranaki’s medical officer of health, Dr ...

One MIQ case, one infected mariner has Delta variant (Photo / NZ Herald) There is one new Covid case in managed isolation to report today. The first whole genome sequencing result of the two infected mariners confirms that one of them has the Delta variant of Covid. This sequencing also shows this infection is not linked to any other cases in New Zealand. The Ministry of Health said an 'all of government' response had been set up, led by Customs. Health was working closely with the dedicated response, border agencies, port authorities and the shipping company to address the health needs of c...

In a press conference on Wednesday, Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield said the group, who were isolating about 60 kilometres offshore, were on their way back to land. Bloomfield said his understanding was that Viking Bay would come back through Port Taranaki, before the entire group is moved to a managed isolation facility. But hours later, Port Taranaki rejected that idea. "Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic and our response to it, the health and safety of our staff, other port users and the Taranaki community has been our priority," Roper said in a statement. "We have follow...

“With forestry exports worth more than $6 billion to New Zealand annually, the industry is incredibly important to the nation’s economy and the region’s economy. “Port Taranaki is the key gateway for log exporters sending the region’s product to international markets, so we’re pleased to be able to play an integral role in support of this increasing trade.” Roper said the high export tonnage was the result of trees reaching maturity, a good relationship with export customers, marshallers and stevedores to improve services, and demand for New Zealand logs. Aside from 2019-20,...