8&>`dopb">(function(){'use strict';/* Copyright The Closure Library Authors. SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 */ var u=this||self;var v,w;a:{for(var aa=["CLOSURE_FLAGS"],x=u,y=0;yb&&b.indexOf(a)!=-1):!1:!1}function... Read More

A pilot programme led by digital health innovators Ignite Aotearoa and oVRcome is having a 50% success rate in reducing young people's vaping habits. Launched... Read More

An infectious disease expert is warning more needs to be done to raise awareness of RSV, a potentially serious infection in the elderly, as respiratory disease-related... Read More

A support group for those with muscular dystrophy is starting in the Bay of Plenty. Michelle Wilson was diagnosed at 10 years old and has now been living... Read More

Tauranga's Claire Dale says she had goosebumps when she heard the news that the Government announced a dramatic increase in the fines for abusing mobility... Read More

Facilities service technician isn't a job you would immediately associate with weight loss, but it was how one Kiwi man lost a whopping 17kg in less than two... Read More

Nine out of 10 family doctor clinics plan to increase their fees - if they have not already just done so, according to a new survey out today. The General... Read More

Three New Zealanders are lost to preventable, accidental drug overdoses every week, with the number continuing to rise, a new report shows. Drug overdoses... Read More

The Western Bay of Plenty Primary Health Organisation - BOP PHO - team have won the Supreme Award at the 2024 Diversity Awards NZ. They are also named the... Read More

An airborne lung infection left six-year-old Lara Mead fighting for her life, with her mum being told to prepare for the worst. Laura, now 28, remembers being... Read More

The cost and logistics of travelling to Tauranga for cancer treatments have some patients in the Eastern Bay of Plenty 'compromising” their fight,... Read More

A year since the launch of the Natural Hazards Portal, new research from the Natural Hazards Commission Toka Tū Ake shows the Portal is helping people understand... Read More