Health

Initiative aims to welcome more women into trades

More Kiwi women are taking up building trade apprenticeships, and a new campaign aims to ensure work sites are ready for them. It has the backing of a self-employed... Read More

More Kiwis receiving surgery as target exceeded

The Government has exceeded its first Elective Boost target, delivering more than 16,000 additional procedures so far and reducing wait times for patients, Health... Read More

Demand for child cancer support rises

This Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, the Child Cancer Foundation (CCF) is calling on Kiwis to get creative with their hair for Wig Wednesday - on September... Read More

Yearling sale supports life-saving service

Mark, Sherrie and Jake Stokman are proud to be supporting the rural community at their annual sale in September. Mark had a canam (work vehicle) accident... Read More

Taking community health seriously in Tauranga

A Community Health Liaison and Network Group has formed in Tauranga to assist people in the Bay of Plenty with health needs who might fall through the cracks. The... Read More

Veteran musician on importance of prostate checks

When Brendan Dugan is on-stage, he often talks of his prostate cancer diagnosis . 'Afterwards, I always get men come up to me to talk about it, wondering... Read More

Ambulance callouts hit winter record

Hato Hone St John ambulance service has experienced its busiest winter on record, with July and August marking the two heaviest months for callouts in its history. In... Read More

Why thousands of nurses are striking this week

Nurses are calling the Health Minister's wage claims 'deliberate disinformation” as nationwide strikes continue this week. About 36,000 unionised... Read More

Maternity services to resume at Whakatāne

Pregnant women in Whakatāne will soon no longer have to go to Tauranga for high-risk births. Secondary maternity services at Whakatāne Hospital will... Read More

Take the 5+ A Day Spring Vegetable Challenge

Can you add fresh New Zealand grown spring vegetables to your day? That's the call going out to all New Zealanders, who can win boxes of spring vegetables to... Read More

Tairua twins thrive with cochlear implants

Seven-year-old twins Jett and Ashe Cooper once lived in a world that was slowly growing quieter and quieter. Now, thanks to cochlear implants, their lives... Read More

Salads recalled over metal filings risk

Ready-to-eat salads sold at supermarkets throughout New Zealand are being recalled because of the presence of metal filings. Speirs Foods brand salads sold... Read More