06:00pm Tue 14 Oct, 2025
With no obstetricians left in the Eastern Bay of Plenty, hundreds of pregnant women have been forced to travel to Tauranga Hospital to give birth this year -... Read More
09:00am Tue 14 Oct, 2025
This Friday and Saturday, the streets of Bay of Plenty will come alive with pink as passionate volunteers hit the pavement for the Pink Ribbon Street Appeal. Breast... Read More
08:00pm Mon 13 Oct, 2025
Fact vs Fear: Doctors are pushing back on the viral birth control myths and warnings over the contraceptive pill that are flooding social media It was a trend,... Read More
04:00pm Mon 13 Oct, 2025
Kiwifruit marketer Zespri has lofty goals for the next decade. CEO Jason Te Brake says a central part of Zespri's 2035 strategy is its ambition to be the... Read More
12:00pm Sun 12 Oct, 2025
Following their retirement in 2022, Kevin and Gaylene Milne moved to a 1ha property in Putaruru in 2024. They brought a precious cargo with them, around a dozen... Read More
08:00am Sun 12 Oct, 2025
Warning: This story includes references to suicide and mental health and may be distressing. Pyes Pā woman Stephanie Samuelson's life flashed before her... Read More
05:00pm Thu 09 Oct, 2025
Katana Morunga looks like any other 15-month-old baby: cute, cuddly and angelic. But Katana has Dnm2 congenital myopathy; an ultra-rare genetic disorder... Read More
04:00pm Wed 08 Oct, 2025
This week from October 6-12 marks Mental Health Awareness Week, and ExerciseNZ is shining a light on one of the most underappreciated, yet effective forms of... Read More
12:00pm Wed 08 Oct, 2025
Arlo Woodward's grin is so infectious that it's almost impossible not to smile back when he puts his two front teeth on display. The cheerful 15-month-old... Read More
06:00pm Mon 06 Oct, 2025
A New Zealand study of nearly 1900 anglers has shown that fishing can significantly boost wellbeing and mental health. According to the study published in... Read More
10:00am Mon 06 Oct, 2025
An increase in Bay of Plenty and Lakes patients having elective surgeries sooner is 'not sustainable” amid staffing shortages, the senior doctors'... Read More
09:24am Mon 06 Oct, 2025
One new measles case has been confirmed in the Northland outbreak over the weekend, bringing the total number of cases in Northland to 10. With Queenstown's... Read More