Health

Become a Big Heart Appeal street collector

The Heart Foundation is calling on Kiwis to gift a couple of hours of their time next February to volunteer as a Big Heart Appeal street collector and raise... Read More

Stay safe and fence your pools this summer

You've got your togs and towel ready for a dip in the pool, but is your barrier ready too? Tauranga City Council is reminding private pool users to take all... Read More

Auckland fruit fly situation update

Significant work continues in the Auckland suburb of Papatoetoe, with no signs of any further Oriental fruit flies to date, said Mike Inglis, Biosecurity New... Read More

Ambulance delays haunt grieving mother

Grieving families, overworked ambulance staff, and rising complaints. Did the recent funding boost for a critical emergency service go far enough? Tara Shaskey... Read More

Surge in demand for rescue helicopter

The public are being asked to help support the Aerocool Rescue Helicopter as the rescue crew find themselves responding to a surge in life-saving missions at... Read More

Mums bid to overturn paid parental leave decision

A woman who had her paid parental leave application turned down because she worked 296 hours - but not 10 hours a week over at least 26 weeks - in the year before... Read More

Prostate cancer screening pilot wins backing

A prostate cancer screening programme which could save hundreds of lives a year has won conditional backing from an influential Parliamentary committee. In... Read More

Health: Voluntary redundancies: $251,000 paid out

Health NZ has paid out more than $250,000 to Bay of Plenty and Lakes staff who took voluntary redundancy after it was offered in August. A union president... Read More

Mum speaks of life-changing breast reduction

Rotorua mother Laila Jeffries had 'life-changing” breast reduction surgery in April after 15 years of 'fighting” to get it. Her breasts were... Read More

The woman whose dog detected her cancer

In the lead-up to Sheila Hailstone's cancer diagnosis, months before she even noticed a breast lump herself, her dog, Plum had been behaving 'out of character”. One... Read More

Food safety for this summer

New Zealand Food Safety is sharing some simple food safety tips for Kiwis to follow as they enjoy good food with whānau and friends over summer. "We know... Read More

A young boy's fight to stay alive

Most boys Te Waarakihi Felise Hooper's age want toys, games and lollies for their birthdays - but the Rotorua boy is likely to be happy with just one thing... Read More