People are urged to stop washing raw chicken, with food safety experts warning the common kitchen habit can increase the risk of serious foodborne illness. New... Read More

More than 200 Bay of Plenty patients have now received hospital-level care in their own homes through the Health New Zealand Hospital in the Home (HiTH) service. Launched... Read More

WARNING: This story details the death of a young girl and may be distressing for some readers. While an infant's death remains unexplained, a coroner... Read More

Bay of Plenty residents are being urged to put safety first this Guy Fawkes, with ACC revealing more than 1400 people across New Zealand have been injured by... Read More

When Talei Bryant set out to change her health and fitness, her goal was to be able to walk and jump without pain in her knees. Now, after losing 76 kilograms,... Read More

Sponsored Content When Colleen Wharry-Schumacher discovered a walnut-sized lump in her breast earlier this year, she had no idea how much life was about... Read More

A young man from Vanuatu was mistakenly diagnosed with syphilis from a sore on his foot but actually had a rare disease that is still lingering in the Pacific... Read More

Staff at a private Tauranga hospital are going on strike tomorrow, saying they are struggling to keep pace with rising household costs, with some using foodbanks. More... Read More

Tauranga businesses and golf enthusiasts have a chance to rub shoulders with sporting personalities and musicians on the fairway while making a difference to... Read More

Health New Zealand is asking secondary school students and their whānau to make sure they are protected against measles before NCEA exams and assessments begin. The... Read More

People across the Bay of Plenty are being encouraged to keep an eye out for pink buckets this week as volunteers take to the streets for the annual Pink Ribbon... Read More

RNZ Every Sunday, Sean Bridge loads up a needle with someone else's antibodies and injects himself under the skin of his thigh. Since his diagnosis with... Read More