Health

Over $20,000 raised at Pink Ribbon Lunch

Crayfish, bejewelled bras and high-end packages for auction show how a community can come together when it counts to support a good cause. What started as... Read More

Junior doctors to go on strike again

Junior doctors are striking for the third time this month today, with 290 Blood Service laboratory workers also walking off the job this week. Te Whatu Ora... Read More

Child safety: driveway dangers and road rules

'There's no going back. Once it's happened, it ruins families, it ruins lives,” says Safekids Aotearoa director Mareta Hunt. Recently, the Bay of Plenty... Read More

Research shows brain link to stuttering

A new study published in the prestigious Brain journal has identified a specific brain network hub that plays a key role in stuttering. The research, by Te... Read More

Whooping cough spike concerns authorities

There's been a spike in whooping cough cases, a potentially fatal disease for babies. Te Whatu Ora sent a notification to GPs, hospitals and hauora Māori... Read More

Near-death experience affirms belief in afterlife

More than a year since it happened, Te Puke's Amy Moeke is still coming to terms with her brush with death. In February last year, while undergoing surgery,... Read More

How to feed your whānau for $40 per person a week

When it comes to meal planning, Jordan Hammond, a 21-year-old student nurse, takes thrift to the next level. She's in her final year of study and has... Read More

Doctor shortage: Cancer service delays feared

Doctors fear some cancer patients will face life-threatening delays if a serious shortage of senior doctors is not fixed. The Regional Cancer Treatment Service,... Read More

Husband calls 111 six times, watches wife die

A coroner has suggested the country's ambulance service lobby the Government for more funding after a man watched his wife die despite calling 111 five times,... Read More

Food bank collection 'risky' for supermarkets

Supermarkets asking customers to donate to food parcels risk riling under-pressure shoppers, one marketing expert says. New World has been asking customers... Read More

Covid spikes to highest levels in 18 months

New Zealand is experiencing its highest peak in Covid-19 cases since December 2022, professor Michael Baker says. Last week, the ministry reported 6146 new... Read More

Health Select Committee to look into aged care

The Health Select Committee has agreed to undertake an inquiry into aged care provision, the scope of which will include the current and future capacity of the... Read More