The Latest Breaking News from Ashley Bloomfield

Freedom fringe hold election rally in Wellington NZ

New Zealand's Freedoms and Rights Coalition, a far-right anti-authoritarian group, has held a rally in Wellington.

AAP · Sep 28, 2023

From viral art to tennis balls of protest: New Zealand museum collects Covid’s living history

Even as the pandemic rolls on, Te Papa Tongarewa is assembling objects that will chart Aotearoa’s coronavirus journey

The Guardian - AU · Aug 5, 2022

New Zealand's unlikely pandemic hero Bloomfield says goodbye

Ashley Bloomfield, the mild-mannered doctor who became an unlikely hero to many New Zealanders during the coronavirus pandemic, has held his final media conference after resigning as director-general of health

The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2022

The overwork pandemic: Ashley Bloomfield's resignation highlights burnout on the COVID-19 front line

In Japan it’s known as karōshi. In China, guolaosi. The South Koreans call it gwarosa. The literal English translation is “death from overwork”.

The Conversation · Apr 11, 2022

Dr Ashley Bloomfield, who led New Zealand’s pandemic response, resigns

Softly-spoken public servant who became a household name says the role had been challenging and complex

The Guardian - AU · Apr 6, 2022

NZ's top doc Bloomfield to stand down

Ashley Bloomfield, New Zealand's Director General of Health and architect of its world-leading COVID-19 response, is hanging up his stethoscope in July.

AAP · Apr 5, 2022

NZ reports another 10 COVID-19 deaths

New Zealand has reported a drop in COVID-19 hospitalisations from 971 to 930, but another 10 deaths.

AAP · Mar 17, 2022

Auckland past virus peak, NZ top doc says

New Zealand's Director General of Health Ashley Bloomfield says COVID-19 cases and daily hospitalisations in Auckland are dropping.

AAP · Mar 15, 2022