10:45am Wed 13 Dec, 2023
New Zealand Blood Service has almost 3000 appointments to be filled between now and the end of January in the Bay of Plenty region to meet demand over the holiday... Read More
10:10am Wed 13 Dec, 2023
If your child has a sore throat get it checked, says a Bay of Plenty Medical Officer of Health, as it can lead to rheumatic fever, a serious preventable... Read More
06:45am Wed 13 Dec, 2023
More than $39,000 is being donated to Tauranga Intermediate School to go towards counselling and mental health resources for the school. 'Youth Lives Matter... Read More
08:00pm Tue 12 Dec, 2023
Hospitals are putting contingency plans into action as the latest Covid wave hits staffing numbers. Wastewater trends show community cases are still rising... Read More
07:30am Tue 12 Dec, 2023
A Tauranga business has fortified community safety by donating an essential Automated External Defibrillator unit to Pāpāmoa Hills Cultural Heritage Regional... Read More
08:00pm Mon 11 Dec, 2023
On average, Police receives an average of 460 reports of events every hour of every day, says Police Deputy Chief Executive Pieri Munro. "Of those, 22 reports... Read More
02:00pm Mon 11 Dec, 2023
Whether you plan to put up a plastic or pine tree this year, Sensitive Choice New Zealand is warning people with asthma and allergies about the risk of Christmas... Read More
09:15am Mon 11 Dec, 2023
The proportion of 14-15 year old Year 10 students vaping regularly has decreased significantly for the second year running in the annual ASH survey of Kiwi youth.... Read More
11:45am Fri 08 Dec, 2023
On a busy Friday morning in May, Caroline, a fit mother in her 40s, was going about her usual routine of getting her two kids ready for school. But in an... Read More
07:00pm Thu 07 Dec, 2023
A former army soldier with barely one functioning lung is planning to climb the world's tallest free-standing mountain, Mt Kilimanjaro. Adam Faatz, a... Read More
11:45am Wed 06 Dec, 2023
New Zealand Food Safety's Chicken Scene Investigators are back this summer to help you keep yourself, your whānau and friends healthy as you enjoy the festive... Read More
05:00pm Mon 04 Dec, 2023
Six months ago, Trevor Moore was in a coma and couldn't walk - now, he's almost 100km into his hīkoi/walk to give something back to his rescuers. Trevor,... Read More