High seclusion rates, particularly for Māori, in Bay of Plenty mental health facilities is worrying New Zealand's Chief Ombudsman. Peter Boshier has published... Read More

It's going to be hard to beat Gael McKimm when it comes to the Aotearoa 100kms in 30 Days event. The Octogenarian, with her trusty walker, has signed up for this... Read More

A kiwifruit worker only a month into the job has been seriously injured when a forklift truck reversed into them, damaging their leg. The incident happened on... Read More

The NZ Drug Foundation says the Government urgently needs to increase funding for a successful methamphetamine programme and expand it throughout the country following... Read More

Port workers are welcoming the government announcement of a range of actions to fix health and safety problems in New Zealand ports, following two deaths in ports... Read More

The sun was out and the early morning sky was clear and blue as it often is in the Central Plateau Region. Adam McGregor was in Taupo and looking forward to riding... Read More

Methamphetamine use has significantly increased and remained elevated since the August 2021 Covid-19 lockdown. Police wastewater figures show use more than doubled... Read More

The results for the 2022 Reader's Digest Trusted Brands survey reveal another resounding endorsement for St John. This year marks the third in a row that the... Read More

Health researchers are hoping an ambitious new study will change what they say are unfair blood donation rules for gay and bisexual men. Over the next eight... Read More

The death of a Lyttelton port worker is further evidence of the need for an urgent inquiry into port safety, unions say. The Lyttelton Port Company worker was... Read More

The Ministry of Health is reporting 5,690 new community cases of Covid-19, 514 hospitalisations and 10 deaths. Of the 5,690 new community cases, 199 are in Bay... Read More

The Ministry of Health is reporting 5,662 new community cases of Covid-19, 490 hospitalisations and nine deaths today. There are 20 people in New Zealand who are... Read More