The Bay of Plenty will host New Zealand's largest-ever gathering for neurodiverse families, as Epic Families Live returns to Tauranga's Baycourt Theatre. Epic... Read More

Kiwis are being urged to know the signs of H5N1 bird flu after the 'rapid-spreading” virus was detected on New Zealand shores for the first time. The... Read More

It was a tense day at Tauranga Hospital on Friday as medical registrars faced the prospect of more than a quarter of their staff being away over the Matariki... Read More

A Tauranga-based charity is stepping up support for New Zealanders living with complex chronic illnesses, tackling isolation among those with ME/CFS, fibromyalgia... Read More

A Bay of Plenty medical centre that feared having to cut services amid funding reforms will keep its rural contract for another year. Katikati Medical... Read More

- Kathy Forsyth, Whakatāne Beacon Families whose children rely on publicly funded hearing services are facing longer journeys after the temporary closure... Read More

The medical vessel YWAM Koha departed Tauranga on Saturday, June 20, bound for Fiji where it will spend the next four months delivering healthcare services to... Read More

People seeking help at Tauranga Hospital's Emergency Department now have access to a new kind of support - one built on lived experience, empathy and connection. Peer... Read More

More than 1400 burns injuries in the Bay of Plenty last year have prompted a renewed safety push as winter risks climb. New data shows ACC accepted 1430 burns-related... Read More

People seeking help at Tauranga Hospital's Emergency Department now have access to a new kind of support - one built on lived experience, empathy and connection. Peer... Read More

New Zealanders are being urged to look to seasonal fruit rather than cold remedies this winter, with nutrition experts saying common produce such as kiwifruit,... Read More

Orthopaedic surgeons say patients are waiting nearly three weeks for surgery because of delays in ACC's approval process. Dr Alex Malone, chair of the Orthopaedic... Read More