Health
07:05am Wed 23 Dec, 2015
With yesterday's temperatures reaching close to the 30s, health officials want to remind people that extreme heat can be deadly. Dr Alistair Humphrey says NIWA's... Read More
01:48pm Tue 22 Dec, 2015
As part of its annual campaign the Safe Summer Coromandel initiative will focus on preventing harm caused by alcohol. The police-led multiagency initiative involves... Read More
11:01am Sun 20 Dec, 2015
A national gambling study has shown Maori are more likely to gamble than non-Maori. The new Ministry of Health National Gambling Study has found almost one in 50... Read More
07:44am Sat 19 Dec, 2015
An Australian man visiting the Bay of Plenty suffered a serious back injury while riding doen an extreme downhill track. The Tauranga-based Trustpower TECT Rescue... Read More
07:17am Thu 17 Dec, 2015
A Tauranga woman suffered an ankle injury while walking a bush track near Waihi Beach yesterday. Due to difficult terrain and the nature of the woman's injury, the... Read More
06:44am Thu 17 Dec, 2015
Papamoa's Pacific Coast Village will double in size after parent company Generus Living Group gained resource consent to expand the village recently. The expansion... Read More
12:01pm Wed 16 Dec, 2015
St John is preparing for another busy holiday season and has issued some basic reminders for New Zealanders getting set for their summer holidays. The majority of... Read More
08:52am Wed 16 Dec, 2015
Nearly half-a-million people across New Zealand and Australia are treated in emergency departments for alcohol-related injuries or illness each year. The results... Read More
06:21pm Mon 14 Dec, 2015
Claims Nurofen painkillers treat specific types of pain are misleading, Australia has found, while in New Zealand a probe continues. The Australian Competition and... Read More
04:11pm Mon 14 Dec, 2015
A fifth person has been confirmed as contracting hepatitis A from Fruzio Mixed Berry product. Fruzio 1kg bags of strawberries, blackberries and mixed berries, and... Read More
03:48pm Mon 14 Dec, 2015
A Waikato health campaign has been recognised as one of the best in the world for raising awareness of and decreasing the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Created... Read More
01:16pm Sat 12 Dec, 2015
The promise to stand by your partner through sickness and health truly begins on your wedding day. Figures released by ACC show claims for injuries suffered at weddings... Read More
14-Dec 12:00
Gift a Kiwi kid a book this Christmas
14-Dec 11:00
Give the gift of safety this Christmas
14-Dec 09:00
Summer reading challenges at Te Puke library
14-Dec 07:00
Summer Smarts #4: Are your older neighbours okay?
14-Dec 06:00
Ocean swimming group thrives despite battles
13-Dec 16:19
Summer happiness is strawberries and roses
13-Dec 14:00
Retirement village rule changes strengthen rights
13-Dec 12:16
Greerton Garden Club on the move
13-Dec 10:00
Tauranga student’s leadership shines
13-Dec 09:00
Christmas parade delivers ‘fabulous’ day
13-Dec 06:00
Artwork lights up Hobec’s new home
12-Dec 18:00
Watch Tauranga's waka welcome for new cruise ship
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