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Archived Media Releases

2009

• • Thursday, 17 December 2009 - Measles in air traveller
  • Thursday, 26 November 2009 - Be Safe This Summer
  • - This advice is current for Hauraki Gulf beaches - Health cautions still in place for any sea slugs found on Hauraki Beaches. See also First Aid Response for Tetrodotoxin Poisoning and Auckland Regional Council water safety information.
  • Friday, 25 September 2009 - Back to the beach
  Friday, 28 August 2009 - Cautious return to beaches advised
  • Wednesday, 26 August 2009 - Māori children at risk
  • Thursday, 20 August 2009 - ARPHS continues to warn the public against beach activity in the Hauraki Gulf.
  • Wednesday, 19 August 2009 - Measles rates rising in Auckland
  • Friday, 14 August 2009 - Public warned to continue taking care on Auckland beaches
  • Tuesday, 11 August 2009 - Measles - Get Fit, Get Immunised
  • Friday, 7 August 2009 - Important public health advice for Hauraki Gulf and Great Barrier Island
  • Wednesday, 5 August 2009 - Continue to proceed with caution
  • Wednesday, 5 August 2009 - New measles cases in two Auckland schools prompt a reminder to immunise children
  • Tuesday, 4 August 2009 - Measles alert
  • Tuesday, 4 August 2009 - Public warned to take care on Auckland beaches
  • Friday, 31 July 2009 - Rising measles rates in Auckland prompt a reminder to  get  vaccinated
  • Originally issued Wednesday, 6 May 2009, updated regularly to reflect current status - Latest Public Health information on Swine Flu
  • Sunday, 14 June 2009 - Westlake Girls' High School
  • Wednesday, 3 June 2009 - Lifting of public health warning in coastal area for collection and eating of shellfish
  • Tuesday, 28 April 2009 - NZ1 Passengers contacted, screening underway
  • Monday, 27 April 2009 - Update on Influenza
  • Sunday, 26 April 2009 - Influenza like illness in returning travellers
  • Tuesday, 24 March 2009 - Dog's death prompts warnings about New Zealand's poisonous plants
  • Tuesday, 17 February 2009 - Risks to health from gathering and eating dead and dying shellfish in Whangateau Harbour
  • Tuesday, 3 February 2009 - ALERT: Advice for safe food and recreational water practice following the power cut today.
  • Wednesday, 14 January 2009  - Need to protect our babies: whooping cough

  2008

  • 23 December 2008 - Low risk to public health from Southdown freezing works fire
  • 21 December 2008 - Southdown fire FAQs
  • 21 December 2008 - Health tips following Southdown meatworks fire
  • 10 December 2008 - Low risk to public health from Onehunga fire
  • 17 November 2008 - Measles in air traveller triggers alert
  • 17 October 2008- Cause of gastroenteritis outbreak confirmed as Norovirus
  • 14 August 2008 - Influenza-like Illness in Auckland Region's Schools and Communities
  • 24 July 2008 - Norovirus contamination of oysters
  • 17 June 2008 - Liquor Outlets
  • 27 March 2008 - Dengue Fever Alert
  • 27 March 2008 - Dengue Fever Q&A's
  • 7 March 2008 - Listeria notification
  • 29 February 2008 - Listeria investigation
  • 26 February 2008 - Listeria test results
  • 21 February 2008  - Listeria in packaged beef
  • 13 February 2008 - ARPHS Strategic Plan launch
  • 5 February 2008 - Swimming alert - microscopic jellyfish stings
  • February 2008 - Jellyfish sting Q&As

  2006 - 2007

  • Low risk of Legionellosis from positive cooling tower tests - 28 December 2007
  • Measles in air traveller triggers alert - 14 December 2007
  • Public Health Welcomes Lower Vehicle Emissions and Cleaner Air for the Auckland Region - 3 December 2007
  • Medical issue at Auckland Airport - 13 November 2007
  • Formaldehyde in imported clothing - 23 August 2007
  • Get active at work with the Feetbeat challenge - 22 August 2007
  • Healthy Choices Brings Musical Reward for Students - 20 August 2007
  • Look Good, Feel Good – Auckland Schools Get Healthy Eating Boost - 31 July 2007
  • Concern over increasing numbers of returning travellers with Dengue Fever - 16/02/2007
  • Typhoid tests negative so far - 23 Jan 2007
  • Keeping tanks clean reduces disease risk from roof water - 19 Jan 2007
  • Investigations into Typhoid Cluster Continues - 19 Jan 2007
  • Improving Public Health and Wellbeing through Well Managed Urban Development Workshop - 12 Dec 2006
  • Health Warning: Cyanobacteria Bloom – Lake Spectacle (Rodney District) - 7 Dec 2006
  • Healthy kai launched in G.I - 14 Nov 2006
  • Illegal sale of chewing tobacco - 26 Oct 2006
  • Legionnaire’s Disease confirmed in Manukau - 24 Mar 2006

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