Health

Te Puke horse trainer's battle with EDS

'I don't want a good day to be, maybe I can get on a horse, I want to compete again, I want to jump again.” Hayley-Grace Davis is well known in... Read More

Summer wave of Covid-19 approaching

An epidemiologist is warning a summer wave of Covid-19 is approaching, which will see an increase in infections and deaths. It comes as cases of a new highly... Read More

Cardiologist quits as budget cuts cause burnout

Health New Zealand Commissioner Lester Levy is 'living in La La Land” and Te Whatu Ora has no idea what is happening on the ground, a burned out cardiologist... Read More

Record number of Kiwi’s learn CPR in Shocktober

More than 35,000 more Kiwis now have the life-saving skills to help someone suffering from a cardiac arrest thanks to Hato Hone St John's record breaking Shocktober... Read More

$20K support for BOP kidney patients

When retired Katikati orchardist Brian Thompson found out he had kidney disease four years ago, he knew nothing of the condition or what impact dialysis would... Read More

New mental health bill prioritizes human rights

A new Mental Health Bill meant to repeal the Mental Health Act 1992 passed its first reading in Parliament on October 23, MP for Tauranga Sam Uffindel said,... Read More

Man with broken neck gets sick of waiting

A severely injured man says he got so fed up sitting in the Waikato Hospital emergency department waiting to be seen he went home, only to learn days later he... Read More

KidsCan secures funding to feed 10,000 more kids

KidsCan is thrilled to be able to feed up to 10,000 more preschoolers in poverty, after being awarded Government funding of $4 million a year to deliver its... Read More

'100% preventable': man dies after hospital fall

The daughter of a man who died at Rotorua Hospital believes her dad's death after a 'huge fall” on a ward was preventable and the result of an overburdened... Read More

September: Rescue helicopter completes 44 missions

The Aerocool Rescue Helicopter has once again demonstrated its vital role in the Bay of Plenty region, successfully completing 44 life-saving missions throughout... Read More

Safer Boating Week - tips for keeping safe

Come home safe. That's the message from the Safer Boating Forum partners, who want every recreational craft user to put steps in place to make sure they return... Read More

Bubble walk honours babies lost too soon

Families gathered at War Memorial Park in Tauranga on Saturday for a Bubble Walk to honour children lost to miscarriage, stillbirth or infant death, known as... Read More