07:00pm Wed 08 Jun, 2022
The government is introducing a Bill to amend the Medicines Act, enabling voluntary booster doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to be administered to the most... Read More
02:00pm Wed 08 Jun, 2022
Alice Talmage is helping to demystify diabetes for people in the Western Bay after joining the PHO as a community dietitian. Her move to Tauranga follows a two-and-a-half... Read More
01:30pm Wed 08 Jun, 2022
The Ministry of Health is reporting 7,050 community cases, 361 current hospitalisations, and 24 deaths. Two of the deaths are from Bay of Plenty and one from... Read More
01:15pm Wed 08 Jun, 2022
WATCH LIVE: The Ministry of Health's Chief Science Adviser, Dr Ian Town is providing an update on the Covid-19 response at 1.30pm. Specifically, Dr Town will... Read More
11:45am Wed 08 Jun, 2022
A new charitable initiative is underway to help address the high number of Bay of Plenty children with poor oral health. Latest Ministry of Health data shows... Read More
06:00pm Tue 07 Jun, 2022
World Food Safety Day - June 7 - is a good opportunity to celebrate the thousands of New Zealanders who work hard every day to keep our food safe, says New Zealand... Read More
08:30am Tue 07 Jun, 2022
Knit, pearl, sip. Whether it's wine, tea or coffee, this is the motto behind the ‘KPS' women's group that is providing yearly contributions to Tauranga Hospital's... Read More
08:00am Mon 06 Jun, 2022
A US plastic surgeon's research into wound repair is set to provide a boost for New Zealand's regeneratively farmed wool exports. The research has led to the... Read More
01:20pm Sun 05 Jun, 2022
The Ministry of Health is reporting 4,400 new community cases of Covid-19, 371 current hospitalisations, and eight deaths. There are 50 imported cases and... Read More
12:00pm Sun 05 Jun, 2022
A Covid-19 modeller is warning a second Omicron wave, likely in the next three to four months, could result in higher numbers of hospitalisations and deaths. Covid-19... Read More
08:00pm Fri 03 Jun, 2022
As the cold weather sets in across Aotearoa, thoughts turn to how we can keep ourselves healthy, therefore the arrival of locally grown, tasty winter vegetable... Read More
11:50am Fri 03 Jun, 2022
Some teachers are feeling angry and unsafe because of the risk of catching Covid-19 in their classrooms. Teachers who contacted RNZ to comment on a story about... Read More