Health

Sanitarium to ditch breakfast brands, cut jobs

Breakfast food maker Sanitarium will cease production of its muesli, granola, flake, clusters and puff cereals by June 2025 as Kiwi breakfast eating trends shift... Read More

Helping Pam to get expensive surgery

After enduring more than two years of a gruelling odyssey of debilitating symptoms, Bay of Plenty resident Pam Coburn has been diagnosed with classical Ehlers-Danlos... Read More

Long Covid: Who are the most vulnerable?

Teachers are most vulnerable to Long Covid, which can still affect people four years after catching the virus, a new study shows. University of Otago associate... Read More

Better option than 'blood phosphate' fertiliser

New Zealand farms could stop buying 'blood phosphate' and lower their greenhouse gas emissions by getting a common fertiliser from local mines, a report... Read More

GP clinic heads to High Court to get data back

A small marae-based GP clinic in the Waikato is going to the High Court to try to get its data back from a medical IT company. Waharoa's Raungaiti Marae... Read More

Gisborne Homicide: upgraded charge

The 25-year-old man arrested yesterday in relation to Operation Middlepark, has today had his charge upgraded to wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily... Read More

Self-compassion could help endometriosis sufferers

New research shows endometriosis sufferers in New Zealand are likely to show some improvement in quality of life if they practise self-compassion. Te Whare... Read More

Hunters urged to keep everyone safe this Roar

With the Easter break coinciding with the early part of the Roar hunting season, there will likely be big numbers of hunters taking to the bush this long weekend. Recreational... Read More

Wanted: Volunteers for ketamine drug trial

Dozens of people are wanted for a novel drug trial, using ketamine for those with treatment resistant depression. Researchers at the University of... Read More

Patient airlifted to hospital from Mauao

UPDATE: One person is in a critical condition following an incident on Mauao today. Emergency services were called to a popular walking track on Mauao at... Read More

Man collapses on Matapihi rail bridge

InterGroup infrastructure operator Tama Clark says he was going about his day working when all of a sudden he saw a member of the public collapse on the Matapihi... Read More

Mission to remove sugar from staple foods

'Sugar is found in a number of everyday foods so gradually reducing levels has a significant impact on the health of New Zealanders." This is the message... Read More