05:00pm Mon 16 May, 2022
As Hospice Awareness Week begins today, Tauriko resident Emma Frame hopes the Western Bay of Plenty community will give generously to the hospice that supported... Read More
04:00pm Mon 16 May, 2022
'It's high risk, high pressure all the time, for the staff.” Public Service Association organiser Nita Nooyen is speaking about the strain allied health... Read More
02:01pm Mon 16 May, 2022
A person with serious injuries from a car crash, a girl who collapsed at the Kaituna Cut and a serious cardiac event kept the Tauranga TECT Rescue Helicopter... Read More
07:32am Mon 16 May, 2022
Health services across the country will be reduced today as 10,000 allied healthcare workers strike for increased pay. The workers, from 70 different professions,... Read More
06:50am Mon 16 May, 2022
A health warning issued for Lake Okaro has now been lifted by the local Medical Officer of Health. Water testing, along with visual observations and satellite... Read More
01:30pm Sun 15 May, 2022
The Ministry of Health is reporting 5,745 new community cases of Covid-19, 384 hospitalisations and 15 deaths. There are eight people in ICU. There are 157 new... Read More
01:20pm Sat 14 May, 2022
The Ministry of Health is reporting 7,068 new community cases of Covid-19, 398 hospitalisations and 18 deaths today. There are eight people in ICU with Covid-19. There... Read More
09:57am Sat 14 May, 2022
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has tested positive for Covid-19. She has been in isolation since Sunday May 8 when her partner Clarke Gayford tested positive. The... Read More
07:00am Sat 14 May, 2022
Everybody knows a tradie with a sore back, injured shoulder, or crook knees. Many simply accept that working through sprains and strains comes with the territory. But... Read More
11:45am Fri 13 May, 2022
The New Zealand Waka ama elite men's team will be in the water at Pilot Bay this weekend as they train in the lead-up to the 2022 IVF Va'a World Sprints. From... Read More
09:10am Fri 13 May, 2022
Residents of a suburban street in Papamoa have banded together to purchase and install an Automated External Defibrillator unit available 24/7 for their neighbourhood... Read More
05:01pm Thu 12 May, 2022
Bay of Plenty allied health workers are deflated from the ongoing failed pay negotiations that has resulted in strike action. 'Everyone's become a bit despondent... Read More