A pacemaker with a 'beat' that responds to breathing is showing good results in studies and is now being trialled in Kiwi heart patients. A pacemaker... Read More

A woman living with stage four bowel cancer says the cost of her 30 rounds of chemotherapy dwarfs the expense of an early intervention. Dozens of protesters... Read More

Bay of Plenty MP Tom Rutherford will be 'pushing really hard” for Tauranga's new 24/7 urgent healthcare service to be in the fast-growing suburb... Read More

Eight-year-old Paige Smith from Mount Manuganui likes to spend a lot of time upside-down at gymnastics. Paige has ADHD and autism traits, said her mother,... Read More

Warning: This story discusses details of the death of a newborn A woman whose midwife left her during labour in her tiny rural home without power, internet... Read More

During April, the local rescue helicopter completed 36 life-saving missions throughout the coastal Bay of Plenty region. The Aerocool Rescue Helicopter (ARH)... Read More

Aotearoa's only parasitic plant has been rediscovered in Wainuiomata, after wild populations of the species were thought to be extinct from the region for... Read More

Fording rivers and driving dangerous, winding roads is all in a day's work for Coromandel midwife Sheryl Wright. Wright covers northwest Coromandel -... Read More

A new walking track at Te Puke‘s Trevelyan's Pack & Cool is already making a difference to the wellbeing of its staff. 'It's just nice to get out from... Read More

Waipuna Hospice faces raising $8.1 million in the next financial year to cover a funding shortfall to keep providing its services to the community, which is... Read More

Bay of Plenty locals will soon have access to a new round-the-clock urgent care service as part of a major health investment being outlined in Budget 2025. Health... Read More

Hundreds of close contacts of the measles case in Auckland have been contacted by Health New Zealand (HNZ) over the past week, in an attempt to contain the risk... Read More