Visitors are allowed back at Taranaki's hospitals now the nation has moved to Alert Level 3.
During Alert Level 4 a temporary no-visitors policy was introduced across all Taranaki District Health Board (TDHB) facilities as part of the fight against Covid-19.
Now a new temporary visitors policy has been introduced, effective from 7am on Friday May 1.
Patients are now allowed to have one visitor from a their extended bubble, with no suspicion of COVID-19. The visitor must be the same person each time.
Formal visiting hours are in place, unless by prior arrangement with the ward manager.