Health

Health workers hope pay offer will be enough

Around 10,000 allied health workers are pinning their hopes on a pay offer from district health boards - DHBs - in time to avert a fortnight of industrial action. The... Read More

Kylie’s battle with kidney disease

Dealing with a life-threatening illness is not stopping Kylie Poultney from making a good life for herself and her son Oscar. 'I get up each day and do the best... Read More

Local nurse boards the Mercy Ship

Leaving her comfortable eight-to-five job at Mount Medical Centre, nurse Sophie Whitfield will work round-the-clock when she volunteers on a mercy ship to help... Read More

Covid-19: 6745 new community cases, 12 deaths

The Ministry of Health is reporting 6,745 new community cases of Covid-19, 339 hospitalisations and 12 deaths. There were 93 new cases identified at the border. There... Read More

Host breakfast to support breast cancer foundation

Much-loved food personality Annabelle White is encouraging people in the Bay of Plenty to host a Pink Ribbon Breakfast to support Kiwi women affected by breast... Read More

Patients wait several years for surgery

Wait until the pain is so bad that you cannot sleep - then you might get on the public health waiting list. That is the advice from GPs to patients who contacted... Read More

Raw milk company fined $30K

MannaMilk has been fined $30,000 for not following the rules that regulate the supply and sale of raw milk. Following a successful prosecution by New Zealand... Read More

BOP woman’s ovarian cancer diagnosis struggle

Miracle Marsh was diagnosed with stage 1C3 mucinous ovarian carcinoma in 2022 at the age of 27. 'As a young working mama, I never thought cancer would be part... Read More

Tauranga breast cancer survivor helping others

A woman from Tauranga has hosted a Pink Ribbon Breakfast in celebration of life and the journey she's traversed since being diagnosed with breast cancer in August... Read More

TECT Rescue Helicopter a Dad’s Hero

For Paul Foote, June 16, 2021, started like any other day at his busy waste management business in Kawerau. An experienced mechanic, Paul was tightening some... Read More

Nationwide plan to tackle hospital waiting lists

The number of people waiting longer than four months for their first appointments with hospital specialists had doubled because of the pandemic, says the country's... Read More

Exodus of lab scientists in the wake of Omicron

Recently released statistics from the Medical Sciences Council shows fewer laboratory scientists working in medical laboratories today than New Zealand had over... Read More