Warning: Content may disturb A 16-year-old girl compulsively ate so much of her own hair that surgeons had to remove a giant, shoe-sized hairball from... Read More

More children under 12 are ringing Youthline, with its latest figures showing that age group makes up 10% of calls for help. At the charity's inaugural youth... Read More

When Robert McClue rolled up his sleeve this week at the New Zealand Blood Service's Cameron Rd donor centre, it wasn't for the first time - or even the 100th. The... Read More

Bay of Plenty Regional councillor Sarah McCorkindale has had a varied and interesting career in the primary industries sector. A riding accident in 2018 put... Read More

March marks Rare Disorder Month, with March 21 also recognising World Down Syndrome Day - a time to acknowledge both rare and more common chromosomal conditions. In... Read More

Long-serving Murupara GP Dr Bernard Conlon says he is relieved a long-delayed Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal hearing will finally go ahead, bringing... Read More

With one in 10 New Zealanders affected by kidney disease, Kiwis are are being urged to take a simple step that could change the next decade of their health. As... Read More

Sixteen Bay of Plenty GPs who are interested in providing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder services are upskilling in their own time at personal cost. GPs... Read More

A Pāpāmoa dad is cycling 346km in March - one kilometre for every night his son spent fighting cancer at Starship Children's Hospital. Gavin Bisman... Read More

A man had been in a methadone programme for 30 years when he decided he wanted to voluntarily reduce his dose. He wanted to end opioid substitution... Read More

The New Zealand Blood Service is hitting the road with a lifesaving first: a mobile plasma collection bus set to expand access to plasma donation across the... Read More

The Aerocool Rescue Helicopter has released its January mission report, revealing a demanding start to the year with 56 life-saving callouts across the coastal... Read More