Health

Emma eternally grateful for hospice help

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

“Truly under resourced” health workers strike

'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

A trio of rescues for Tauranga helicopter

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

Strike: 10,000 allied workers to walk off the job

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

Health warning lifted for Lake Okaro

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

Covid-19: Vigilance needed as average number rises

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

Covid-19: 7,068 new community cases, 18 deaths

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

Prime Minister tests positive for Covid-19

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

ACC: “No need to beat yourself up each week”

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

Paddling Pilot Bay before the world champs

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

Community bands together to install AED unit

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

Allied health workers despondent over pay talks

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