With a significant rise in the number of community cases of Covid-19, both Tauranga and Whakatāne Hospitals are scheduling outpatient appointments as Telehealth... Read More

More needs to be done to raise awareness among Kiwis of a potentially debilitating disease, according to a local vaccinologist. The call comes as new research... Read More

Kiwis have been left waiting for a new antiviral drug to treat Covid-19 because Pharmac was too slow to sign a supply contract with the manufacturer, a... Read More

The Ministry of Health is reporting 12,020 new community cases, as well as 957 hospitalisations, 26 people in ICU and nine deaths. Three of the nine deaths are... Read More

Unvaccinated Kiwi travellers can now enter New Zealand without needing to go into MIQ or self-isolate, the Government has quietly announced. The ability... Read More

The Ministry of Health is reporting 18,514 new community cases of Covid today and ten deaths. Two of the people who have died are from Bay of Plenty and two... Read More

New Zealand's Covid-19 death toll has risen considerably as Omicron continues to sweep across the country. On January 23, when the country's first... Read More

Boosters are 'safe and easy to get this weekend” in the Bay of Plenty, according to the Bay of Plenty District Health Board. The regional drive-through... Read More

The fiancé of a popular Mount Maunganui man who recently suffered a serious medical emergency after a bout of Covid-19, says support from the local community... Read More

A $30,500 grant from Rotorua Trust has helped Rotorua Mountain Bike Club purchase a 4WD van for its life-saving First Response Unit. The vital First Response... Read More

The New Zealand Blood Service is calling for donors in the Bay of Plenty region to roll up their sleeves and help fill the appointment gaps caused by the Omicron... Read More

The sound of revving engines filled Whakatāne streets on Sunday as bikies came together to brighten the day of Tutemaungaroa 'Tu” Hillman. The community... Read More