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Health

New sensory space for Tauranga’s community

A new sensory space will open in Tauranga's city centre in 2026 as part of the ongoing development of the Library and Community Hub at Te Manawataki o Te Papa... Read More

Tauranga youth with disabilities volunteer at RDA

Young Tauranga people with disabilities are making a difference at Riding for the Disabled (RDA) by volunteering to keep the grounds neat and tidy. This week,... Read More

Boxer back in the ring after 7 years away

It's been seven years since Dylan Pearce stepped into the boxing ring for his first fight. This weekend, he is making his return to the canvas for the inaugural... Read More

Kids Kai Trial especially for festival youngsters

Most Flavours of Plenty festival events are aimed at adults - but one definitely isn't. Te Puke Kai Resilience group and Colab are hosting a Kids Kai Trail on... Read More

Smaller NGOs gain access to mental health fund

Smaller non-government organisations (NGOs) will now have better access to the Government's Mental Health Innovation Fund following a funding threshold change. Minister... Read More

Movie night fundraiser for mum's cancer treatment

Friends and parents of a Te Puke school family have banded together to run a movie night fundraiser for one of their own facing adversity. Te Puke woman Sarena... Read More

Vaping fails to curb teen smoking, study shows

The rise of teen vaping in New Zealand has not been the magic bullet to stub out cigarettes, new evidence shows. The research, published in The Lancet, found... Read More

Concerns around new nicotine pouches

Anti-smoking advocates are concerned progress towards reducing the number of young people vaping could be swamped by something they say is even worse - oral... Read More

Work from home, or work from work? Why not both?

Our lives changed significantly five years ago, when the Covid pandemic swept the world and New Zealand - like many countries - locked down. We discovered... Read More

Hunger striking prisoner hospitalised

Corrections has confirmed that hunger-striking prison inmate Dean Wickliffe has been transferred to Waikato Hospital. The parole board has also brought his... Read More

Mother shares struggle with adopted FASD son

'I was pleased to hear… it was a genuine problem, it wasn't just my imagination, and it wasn't just me,” says Carol Hudson, recalling the moment... Read More

Preventing falls and protecting independence

Heather McLean has witnessed first-hand the devastating consequences of a fall. When she was aged in her 80s, her now late mother, Alison, fell off a ladder... Read More