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Four crew members have been transported to a managed isolation facility in Christchurch, while the ship’s captain, who needs to remain close to the ship, has been transferred to accommodation provided by the Southern DHB. A Ministry of Health spokesman said crewmen who recovered from Covid-19 would remain on the ship as the size of the vessel required a minimum crew on board. The five mariners isolating on shore would be returned to the ship when their period of isolation was completed, and the ship would depart once it had undergone a deep clean, the spokesman said. Two of the first ...

RYAN ANDERSON/Stuff People line up for Covid-19 tests in Auckland. (File photo) The mariner is one of 16 positive cases aboard the ship and was taken to the hospital for “assessment and possibly ongoing care”, Southern DHB acting general Jo Mcleod said. “This was done in a carefully planned and co-ordinated way, working with St John, IPC, ED and other hospital staff, under the guidance of Southern DHB Medical Officers of Health.” Kavinda Herath/Stuff A mariner aboard the Mattina has been taken to Southland hospital for “assessment”. The ship arrived to New Zealand on July 18 an...

Plans are in place to move crew members to MIQ if it becomes a requirement. According to the government's managed isolation and quarantine website, the closest facilities are in Christchurch. Health officials were in ongoing communication with the Mattina's captain and were speaking to all crew at least daily to discuss their symptoms and wellbeing, McLeod said. The crew were tested earlier this week after they notified health officials ahead of their arrival that two of its members were displaying flu-like symptoms. Both provided negative pre-departure tests. A ministry official said ...

A community outbreak of gastroenteritis in Invercargill is now affecting patients and staff at Southland Hospital.

I have serious doubts, but this is her event, Fat Swim Wellington, a tri-monthly gathering of fat folk coming together to frolic in the water – without having to think or worry about anything except how bloody nice it is to frolic in the water – so it’s entirely possible she knows more about it than I do. Supplied If you've seen the TV show Shrill, you know what I’m talking about: big, beautiful babes, pop music, a pool and zero judgment. This is the second such event McLeod has thrown, and it’s going swimmingly. There are about 30 people of various ages and genders having a gr...