08:00pm Fri 08 Mar, 2024
Two surgeons are calling for more airgun restrictions after research that saw them use air rifles to shoot pig carcasses. In a paper published today in the... Read More
07:00am Fri 08 Mar, 2024
Tauranga couple Maloni Latailakepa and Debbra Hazell are taking on a personal challenge of walking up and down Mount Maunganui for 24 hours. Why? To raise... Read More
10:45am Thu 07 Mar, 2024
A new rescue helicopter is joining the Bay of Plenty fleet. In a statement released this week, the Aerocool Rescue Helicopter announced the newest addition... Read More
09:10am Thu 07 Mar, 2024
Teena Te Maro remembers arriving in Gisborne following the devastation of Cyclone Gabrielle last year and feeling the mamae (pain) of the region. The experienced... Read More
06:00pm Wed 06 Mar, 2024
Cocaine consumption in New Zealand has almost doubled - although use is still very low - a new report has found. The Drug Foundation's latest study uses... Read More
04:00pm Tue 05 Mar, 2024
The 5+ A Day Charitable Trust have partnered with Vegetables.co.nz to launch an exciting new initiative encouraging whānau in the Upper North Island to Add... Read More
11:45am Mon 04 Mar, 2024
The Coroners Court is urging transport authorities to mandate the use of helmets for those riding e-scooters, after a man died in 2021 and three other deaths... Read More
10:45am Mon 04 Mar, 2024
Weaving is a cultural practice shared among many indigenous groups and this month it will be used as a theme of an injury prevention conference to symbolise... Read More
06:50am Sun 03 Mar, 2024
New Zealand Food Safety is supporting Zany Zeus Limited in its recall of a specific batch of its Halloumi cheese due to the possible presence of Bacillus cereus. Zany... Read More
01:00pm Sat 02 Mar, 2024
Famously known for singing the New Zealand national anthem at Twickenham Stadium in Te Reo Māori, Dame Hinewehi Mohi calls herself an accidental activist. Despite... Read More
07:00am Sat 02 Mar, 2024
Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission says the government's process by which it seeks to disestablish the Māori Health Authority falls well short... Read More
07:00pm Fri 01 Mar, 2024
New Zealanders now have the same access to PET-CT scans no matter where they live, Health Minister Dr Shane Reti says. Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora has... Read More