Every 22 minutes, another New Zealander hears the devastating news that they have cancer. In July alone, more than 2200 Kiwis will be diagnosed. That's why... Read More

The saying 'choose a job you love, and you'll never work a day in your life” rings true for cleaner Shirley McQueen, who is celebrating 50 years working... Read More

Woolworths New Zealand is recalling Woolworths branded 18% Fat Beef Mince 500g and 1kg sold at Woolworths and Countdown stores in the North Island with the Best... Read More

Patients are being asked to wait in their cars outside medical centres, due to the sharp spike in winter illnesses. Medical clinics in the western Bay... Read More

A decade-old, 'unsustainable” after-hours medical care service in the Western Bay of Plenty will be overhauled. It comes as a breakaway GP brand... Read More

Maternal suicide, perinatal deaths and non-family homicides have all been included in a new report to try and get a full picture of violence against women and... Read More

The Water Services Authority says the risk of contamination in many school water supplies is extremely high. It said it was particularly worried about the... Read More

Medical centres in the Western Bay of Plenty are experiencing a spike in the number of people who are presenting at their clinics with influenza and Covid-19... Read More

Tauranga mother-of-two Jess Synge knows what it is like to face and beat cancer - twice. The 40-year-old was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma when she was... Read More

GPs and nurse practitioners will be able to diagnose and treat ADHD from February next year, the Ministry of Health says. The change has been long called... Read More

ACC has released a new annual document called 'Injuries in New Zealand”. The aim is to raise the collective awareness of the risk of injury. In... Read More

A Rotorua father who survived stage 4 bowel cancer says the eligibility age for bowel cancer screening tests should be lowered to 35 to 'save a lot more lives”. Matthew... Read More