Health

More Kiwis turning to vegetarianism for health

An increasing number of Kiwis are turning to vegetarian meals believing them to be healthier, cost less and be more environmentally friendly according to new research.... Read More

Covid-19: Two new cases in NZ

Two new cases of Covid-19 have been reported today, both in the community and both connected to the Auckland cluster. One is connected to FinanceNow, and the other... Read More

Police to help Kiwis mask up under Alert Level 2

Police in Auckland and around the country will be on hand to help New Zealanders ease into the new Alert Level 2 restrictions come Monday morning. From tomorrow,... Read More

Will Auckland shift to Alert Level 2?

Scientists, using genome sequencing, have still not been able to figure out where the second wave of community-transmitted Covid-19 came from. More than... Read More

Baby food pouches discovered damaged

New Zealand Food Safety - NZFS -is advising parents to check baby food in squeezable pouches after some product was discovered with damaged packaging. About 30... Read More

Water treatment upgrade for Tairua and Whitianga

Tairua and Whitianga's new water treatment plants have been upgraded, marking an important milestone in their drinking water standards project - Tautiaki Wai... Read More

Covid-19: 13 new cases today

There are 13 more cases of coronavirus in New Zealand announced today. There are 11 new cases of Covid-19 in the community, with Auckland due to drop to alert... Read More

National Covid-19 testing rates nosedive

Demand for coronavirus testing has nosedived across the country. Between August 13 and 21, nationally there were 12,000-26,000 tests done a day. Between Saturday... Read More

Don‘t sit on the sidelines urges former head girl

Go for it is what one former Mount Maunganui College head girl is urging others to do, after personally benefiting from receiving a University of Waikato scholarship. With... Read More

LIVE: 12 new cases of Covid-19 today

UPDATED: There are 12 new cases of covid-19 in New Zealand today. Seven of the cases are imported and were identified in day three testing. The other five cases... Read More

School garden gets kids learning about nature

With the growing use of technology, children are spending more and more time in front of screens and less time out in nature. One school that is helping kids... Read More

Tauranga Port worker Covid-19 claim a hoax

A worker at the Port of Tauranga who claimed he had Covid-19 when he did not has had his entry to the port suspended. The port was made aware on Friday night... Read More