Health

Person seriously injured at Tauranga reserve

A person is in Waikato Hospital in serious condition following an incident at a Tauranga Reserve. People have contacted SunLive reporting seeing a rescue helicopter... Read More

True impact of homeopathy may be overestimated

Poor research practice suggests that the true impact of homeopathy may be substantially overestimated, finds an analysis of the current body of evidence on the... Read More

Covid-19: 12 deaths, 604 in hospital, 22 in ICU

The Ministry of Health is reporting 6,718 community cases, 604 hospitalisations and 12 deaths today. Of these new community cases, there are 300 new cases in... Read More

NZ blackcurrant may offer hope for diabetics

A new international clinical trial testing a molecule found in New Zealand blackcurrants may offer hope for thousands of Kiwis living with diabetes and associated... Read More

Disability providers need funding matched

The significant pay increases set to be awarded to nurses and care assistants working for DHBs will need to be matched with government funding for support workers... Read More

Covid-19: 11 deaths, 635 in hospital

The Ministry of Health is reporting 8,531 community cases, 635 hospitalisations and 11 deaths. There are 408 new community cases in Bay of Plenty and 165 in the... Read More

Long Covid: Sufferers warn of long term impacts

Long Covid sufferers and researchers are calling for urgent support and warning employers to start planning for the possibility that the virus could impact their... Read More

Two seriously injured following Hamilton assault

Emergency services are responding to reports of an assault that took place in Hamilton. "Shortly before 3.30pm Police received a request to assist St John Ambulance... Read More

Quiz for a good cause

It was by a chance hit to the head while playing rugby in 2015 that now 22-year-old Jacob West discovered he had a brain tumour. Six years on, he is still fighting... Read More

BOP Covid-19 hospitalisation numbers peak

Hospitalisations for Covid-19 are peaking across the Bay of Plenty region and the number of people aged over 65 contracting the virus is also rising. Bay of... Read More

Consultation opens on healthy drinks in schools

Public consultation has opened on a proposal for primary schools to only offer healthy drinks. "We know that if kids eat and drink well, there are a myriad of... Read More

It‘s time to review your poo

It's time to ‘Review Your Poo', New Zealand! Knowing what is normal for you - and actively seeking medical advice if something's not quite right - is the... Read More