Read the latest health alerts from Canterbury District Health Board.
Please contact the CDHB media team if you would like to know more about any of these health alerts. You can also visit the Community and Public Health website for more information about public health in Canterbury.
Thursday 9 February 2023Quick Read
Te Mana Ora | Community and Public Health has issued a health warning for Rakahuri-Ashley River at the Rangiora-Loburn... read more about Health Warning – Algal Bloom in Rakahuri-Ashley River at the Rangiora-Loburn Bridge (Cones Rd)»
Wednesday 1 February 2023Quick Read
Issued: 1 February 2023 Te Mana Ora | Community and Public Health is reminding Cantabrians to keep cool and hydrated as... read more about Canterbury set to sizzle heading into the long weekend»
Tuesday 31 January 2023Quick Read
Te Mana Ora | Community and Public Health has issued a health warning after potentially toxic blue-green algae... read more about Health Warning – Algal Bloom in Te Roto o Wairewa-Lake Forsyth»
Wednesday 25 January 2023Quick Read
Te Mana Ora | Community and Public Health is urging Cantabrians to keep cool and hydrated during what looks set to be a... read more about Here comes the heat!»
Tuesday 24 January 2023Quick Read
Te Mana Ora | Community and Public Health has issued a health warning for the Rakahuri/Ashley River at SH1. The warning... read more about Health Warning – Algal Bloom in Rakahuri / Ashley River at SH1»
Tuesday 10 January 2023Quick Read
Advice issued 10 January 2023. Te Mana Ora | Community and Public Health unit has lifted its health warning for Cass... read more about Health Warning – Health Warning lifted for Cass Bay»
Friday 30 December 2022Quick Read
Please see new advice issued on 10 January 2023. Advice issued 30 December 2022. Te Mana Ora | Community and Public... read more about Health Warning – Unsafe Recreational Water Quality at Cass Bay»
Tuesday 13 December 2022Quick Read
Te Mana Ora | Community and Public Health has issued a health warning for Waikirikiri Selwyn River at Whitecliffs... read more about Health Warning – Algal Bloom in Waikirikiri Selwyn River at Whitecliffs Domain»
Tuesday 29 November 2022Quick Read
Te Mana Ora | Community and Public Health has lifted its algal bloom health warning issued for Te Roto o Wairewa... read more about Health Warning lifted for Algal Bloom in Te Roto o Wairewa – Lake Forsyth»
Wednesday 16 November 2022Quick Read
Te Mana Ora | Community and Public Health has issued a health warning for Waikirikiri Selwyn River at Glentunnel. The... read more about Health Warning – Algal Bloom in Waikirikiri Selwyn River at Glentunnel»
Thursday 3 November 2022Quick Read
Te Mana Ora Community and Public Health, part of Te Whatu Ora National Public Health has the following public health... read more about Public Health advisory – smoke from the fire near Woodend/Pegasus Town»
Wednesday 2 November 2022Quick Read
Te Mana Ora Community and Public Health, part of Te Whatu Ora National Public Health Service, has issued a health... read more about Health Warning – Algal Bloom in Lake Pegasus»
Monday 31 October 2022Quick Read
Seven Canterbury vape retailers have been fined after failing controlled purchase operations (CPO) in August and... read more about Fines issued for seven Christchurch vaping product retailers»
Thursday 13 October 2022Quick Read
Te Mana Ora | Community and Public Health has issued a health warning after potentially toxic blue-green algae... read more about Health Warning for Algal Bloom at Te Roto o Wairewa/ Lake Forsyth»
Tuesday 27 September 2022Quick Read
Spring is the perfect time to be out in the garden. It’s also unfortunately the time when gardeners are most at risk... read more about Protect yourself against Legionnaires’ disease this spring»
Tuesday 19 July 2022Quick Read
Te Mana Ora | Community and Public Health has lifted its algal bloom health warning issued for the Selwyn River... read more about Health Warning lifted for Algal Bloom in Selwyn (Waikirikiri) River at Glentunnel»
Thursday 14 July 2022Quick Read
Te Whatu Ora – Waitaha Canterbury’s Te Mana Ora unit has issued a health warning after potentially toxic blue-green... read more about Health Warning for Algal Bloom at Te Roto o Wairewa/ Lake Forsyth»
Thursday 14 July 2022
New measures to alleviate the pressure on health services in Waitaha are being put in place, says Dr Peter Bramley,... read more about Te Whatu Ora Waitaha Canterbury to postpone outpatient appointments to free up staff to work in acute care»
Wednesday 13 July 2022Quick Read
Omicron, new COVID-19 subvariants, flu and other respiratory illnesses, are putting additional significant pressure on... read more about Canterbury rural hospitals update»
Thursday 7 July 2022Quick Read
Te Whatu Ora – Waitaha Canterbury’s Te Mana Ora unit has issued a health warning after potentially toxic blue-green... read more about Health Warning for Algal Bloom at Mata Kopae/St Anne’s Lagoon»
Wednesday 6 July 2022Quick Read
Te Whatu Ora – Waitaha Canterbury’s Te Mana Ora unit has lifted its algal bloom health warning issued for Te Roto o... read more about Health warning removed for algal bloom at Te Roto o Wairewa/Lake Forsyth»
Tuesday 31 May 2022Quick Read
Canterbury DHB’s Community and Public Health unit has lifted its algal bloom health warning issued for Pegasus Lake... read more about Health warning removed for algal bloom at Pegasus Lake»
Wednesday 18 May 2022Quick Read
Canterbury DHB will reopen Oxford Rural Community Hospital in mid-June. Becky Hickmott, Executive Director of Nursing,... read more about Oxford Rural Community Hospital to reopen in June»
Friday 13 May 2022
Cantabrians are asked to remain vigilant and continue to keep up their healthy habits as new COVID-19 cases in the... read more about COVID-19 in Canterbury – case numbers continue to top more than 1000 a day»
Thursday 14 April 2022Quick Read
Dr Helen Skinner, ECC Incident Controller, Canterbury DHB, is urging people to continue to test themselves for COVID-19... read more about Healthcare information for the Easter weekend»
Thursday 31 March 2022Quick Read
Canterbury DHB’s Community and Public Health unit has lifted its algal bloom health warning issued along the... read more about Health warning removed for algal bloom in Waikirikiri/Selwyn River at Whitecliffs Domain»
Wednesday 16 March 2022Quick Read
Canterbury DHB’s Community and Public Health unit has lifted its algal bloom health warning issued along the... read more about Health warning lifted for algal bloom at Rakahuri/Ashley River at Rangiora-Loburn Bridge (Cones Road)»
Monday 14 March 2022Quick Read
The impact of Omicron has led to re-prioritisation of the COVID-19 vaccination programme according to Canterbury... read more about Vaccination programme re-prioritisation implemented in Canterbury»
Monday 14 March 2022Quick Read
As the number of active cases of Omicron continues to rise in our community, more Canterbury DHB staff are contracting... read more about Some Canterbury health services deferred as DHB staffing impacted by COVID-19»
Sunday 6 March 2022Quick Read
Canterbury DHB’s Emergency Coordination Centre Controller, Dr Helen Skinner confirmed this afternoon that two Chatham... read more about Canterbury DHB confirms first cases of COVID-19 on Chatham Islands»
Tuesday 1 March 2022Quick Read
As part of its COVID-19 contingency planning and with the support of the Board, Canterbury DHB will be temporarily... read more about Patients in Canterbury rural health facilities to be temporarily relocated»
Monday 21 February 2022Quick Read
Canterbury District Health Board’s Community and Public Health unit has lifted its health warning at Akaroa Main... read more about Health warning lifted at Akaroa Main Beach»
Friday 18 February 2022Quick Read
Canterbury District Health Board’s Community and Public Health unit has issued a health warning after high levels of... read more about Health warning – Unsafe Recreational Water Quality at Akaroa Main Beach»
Friday 18 February 2022Quick Read
Canterbury DHB’s Community and Public Health unit has issued a health warning after potentially toxic blue-green... read more about Health warning – Algal Bloom in Te Roto o Wairewa/ Lake Forsyth»
Tuesday 15 February 2022Quick Read
Canterbury DHB’s Community and Public Health unit has lifted its algal bloom health warning issued for Te Roto o... read more about Health warning removed for algal bloom in Te Roto o Wairewa/Lake Forsyth»
Tuesday 8 February 2022Quick Read
Canterbury DHB’s Community and Public Health unit has issued a health warning after potentially toxic blue-green... read more about Health Warning – Algal bloom in Te Waihora (Lake Ellesmere)»
Wednesday 26 January 2022Quick Read
Our Community and Public Health unit has issued a health warning for the Rakahuri/Ashley River at the Rangiora-Loburn... read more about Health Warning – Algal bloom in Rakahuri/Ashley River at the Rangiora-Loburn Bridge»
Tuesday 18 January 2022Quick Read
Our Community and Public Health unit has issued a health warning for the Waikirikiri/Selwyn River at Glentunnel. The... read more about Health Warning – Algal bloom in Waikirikiri/Selwyn River at Glentunnel»
Friday 14 January 2022Quick Read
Canterbury DHB’s Community and Public Health unit has lifted its algal bloom health warning issued along the... read more about Health warning removed for algal bloom at Silverstream/Kaiapoi River between Ohoka Road and Hayson Drive»
Monday 10 January 2022Quick Read
Canterbury DHB’s Community and Public Health unit has lifted its algal bloom health warning issued along the... read more about Health Warning removed for algal bloom in Waikirikiri/Selwyn River at Chamberlains Ford»
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