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The Lakes District Health Board came into existence in January 2001 as a result of the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000. To read more information on Lakes District Health Board click here

Current News

23 June 2009 Update on Managing Novel A H1N1 09 (swine flu) in the Lakes DHB are

23 June 2009 - Results of the tests taken last week on a second Rotorua Boys’ High School Year 11 student to determine if he had the Novel A H1N1 09 virus have come back negative. read more

22 June 2009 Media Update

22 June 2009 Media Update - There are now 14 confirmed cases of Novel A H1N1 09 (swine flu) spread across the Lakes and Bay of Plenty DHBs, with 10 new confirmed cases being notified late Sunday 21 June. Three of the 10 newly-confirmed ...read more

19 June 2009 - Bay/Lakes health services move to a “manage it” phase

Friday 19 June 2009 - In line with the rest of New Zealand, the Bay of Plenty’s health service is moving to a “manage it” phase in response to the Influenza A (H1N1) outbreak. read more

18 June News Update on Health Response to Novel A H1N1 Threat

18 June 2009 1645 hours - Public health staff have been maintaining very close contact with Rotorua Boys’ High School, following confirmation yesterday that a Year 11 student has Novel A (H1N1) 09. read more

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