Health

Natural Hazards Portal celebrates one year

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

Choking warning issued over jelly cups

New Zealand Food Safety is warning consumers not to consume mini jelly cups containing konjac as they may present a significant choking hazard, particularly... Read More

Rebalancing roles for mental health responses

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora and the Ministry of Health - Manatū Hauora are working with Police to change some of the ways agencies respond to mental health. The... Read More

Celebrating great fathers of rescue helicopter

With Father's Day just around the corner, we want to highlight the amazing fathers who work onboard your rescue helicopter. The Aerocool Rescue Helicopter... Read More

Rotorua 4yo girl's Leukaemia diagnosis

When 4-year-old Rotorua girl Atarangi Taikato-Bowden had a swollen puku for a week, her parents thought she had constipation. Instead, she was diagnosed with... Read More

'Tightening the gateway' into emergency housing

New rules came into force on Monday making emergency housing harder to get into - and harder to stay in. Ministers signalled in March changes were on the... Read More

New radio network for first responders

The Coalition Government is welcoming the launch of a new national radio network that will provide emergency responders with the modern, resilient, secure radio... Read More

Mental health service to support over 130 schools

Minister for Mental Health Matt Doocey says the rollout of mental health support to primary and intermediate school pupils in Hawke's Bay and Tairawhiti... Read More

Support 42,000 Kiwi men with prostate cancer

Across Aotearoa New Zealand this year, 4,000 men will be told they have prostate cancer, making it this country's most diagnosed cancer and the second leading... Read More

Support for BOP Motor Neurone Disease sufferers

Motor neurone disease is a cruel condition that afflicts dozens of Bay of Plenty residents each year - now BayTrust is providing financial support to help sufferers... Read More

Covid 19 update: 1294 new cases, 31 further deaths

The Ministry of Health are reporting there were 1294 new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand over the week to Sunday, and 31 further deaths attributed... Read More

Orange river: what early tests reveal

Levels of arsenic, copper and zinc have been found in the Ōhinemuri River in Karangahake Gorge after it turned bright orange. Waikato Regional Council confirmed... Read More