The countdown is on until March 1 which marks the start of New Zealand's annual Glaucoma Awareness Month. Glaucoma is a disease of the optic nerve which is... Read More

One person has been seriously injured at an incident at the Mount Maunganui wharves. A spokesperson said St John was notified of a workplace incident... Read More

With patient wait times becoming 'dangerous”, Katikati Medical Centre has closed its books to new patients. The town's medical centre has joined other... Read More

A Bay of Plenty retiree is in a 'hell of a fight” with the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) for compensation after his terminal cancer diagnosis... Read More

Patients going overseas for weight loss surgery are returning with potentially life-threatening complications and clogging up an already overburdened public... Read More

As the first university semester of 2025 gets underway across the country, students and parents are being urged to educate themselves on the risks associated... Read More

George Thompson will never forget Valentine's Day for all the wrong reasons. On February 14, 2020, the farmer wasn't meant to be working but one of his team... Read More

A Rotorua doctor says proposed Health New Zealand cuts are 'deeply disappointing” and has warned access to palliative care in the Lakes region will... Read More

Hundreds of patients from the central North Island will be supported at Waikato's new renal facility, which officially opened on Sunday, Health Minister Simeon... Read More

Pastor Patrick Rounds is like the Pied Piper of pancakes. He makes them, and suddenly there's an audience. During school term, the aroma of heavenly pancakes... Read More

Amelia Branson, 27, was diagnosed with a 'rare” and 'aggressive” Grade 3 meningioma brain tumour in September 2021. The Rotorua woman is going... Read More

Nearly a third of schools receiving free lunches from the School Lunch Collective have contacted the Ministry of Education with queries and complaints. The... Read More