Health
10:32am Fri 23 Oct, 2015
Labour Weekend is a popular time to get back in the garden, pull out the weeds you've been avoiding all winter, and plant veggies to enjoy over the warmer months.... Read More
10:04am Fri 23 Oct, 2015
The fittest team in the country will be decided at a two-day mass CrossFit event this Labour Weekend, as more than 500 athletes push themselves to their physical... Read More
08:33am Thu 22 Oct, 2015
A Bay of Plenty girl given less than 24-hours to live following her birth has been granted approval to use medicinal cannabis. Now seven-years-old, Zoe Jeffries... Read More
06:20pm Wed 21 Oct, 2015
'I won't see mummy again will I daddy?” asks three-year-old William Peeters. 'No son, you won't,” is dad Richard's saddening reply. Jen Peeters - loving... Read More
11:55am Wed 21 Oct, 2015
Tauranga-based mercy ship Pacific Hope is back in port after her first voyage to Fiji and Vanuatu. The Marine Reach vessel left port in June this year after a two-year... Read More
07:58am Wed 21 Oct, 2015
With 649 plasma donors in Tauranga, the New Zealand Blood Service is thanking those who take time out of their busy schedules to donate their very own ‘liquid... Read More
10:46am Tue 20 Oct, 2015
A comprehensive plan that includes 22 initiatives aimed at reducing childhood obesity in New Zealand has been announced this week. Health Minister Dr Jonathan Coleman... Read More
07:06am Tue 20 Oct, 2015
New Zealand's largest privately owned aged care provider Radius Care has acquired Althorp Hospital, a long-running retirement facility based in Tauranga, to bring... Read More
12:53pm Mon 19 Oct, 2015
An agreement formalising the care, protection and support for victims of sexual assault will be signed by Waikato Police, partner agencies and several organisations... Read More
07:01am Mon 19 Oct, 2015
Health Minister Jonathan Coleman has announced the terms of reference for a review looking into how deceased organ donation rates in New Zealand can be increased. Although... Read More
08:46am Sat 17 Oct, 2015
‘Graeme' was a problem in the classroom - he was quite violent. Autistic, as it turned out. It's not his real name, but we will call him Graeme. And what he... Read More
11:16am Fri 16 Oct, 2015
It's a sport involving glitter, skimpy outfits and a pole. We're talking pole dancing - a form of performance art combining dance and acrobatics centred on a vertical... Read More
14-Dec 16:57
Police investigate Fraser St homicide
14-Dec 16:34
Matakana kids riding high with new gear
14-Dec 14:29
Tauranga widower, 90, walks 7300km in three years
14-Dec 13:03
Summer in the Park fun set to return
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
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