Tauranga's first Māori ward councillor has been granted a leave absence until next year due to illness. Mikaere Sydney (Ngāi Te Rangi and Ngāti Ranginui)... Read More

A Tauranga real estate company is throwing its support behind the Tauranga foodbank in an effort to help feed more than 22,000 people. Tauranga Community... Read More

Health NZ is responding to the discovery of methamphetamine contaminated lollies this week. "Following confirmation by the Drug Foundation on Tuesday that... Read More

Police say 16 meth 'lollies' have been recovered so far but they are unclear how many are still out there. Operation Tirade has been launched... Read More

New Zealand's plasma supply is at a tipping point, as demand for this ‘liquid gold' in our blood continues to increase by over 10 per cent year on year.... Read More

People are being warned not to consume Rinda brand pineapple lollies after a potentially lethal amount of methamphetamine was found in a lolly wrapped in the... Read More

WARNING: This story deals with suicide A woman with a longstanding history of mental health problems meticulously planned her suicide, leaving notes on... Read More

A man was fully circumcised despite telling both a consultant urologist and operating theatre staff that he did not want to be. The Health and Disability... Read More

Rocklyn (Rocky) Rahipere is bringing a welcome connection to some of Tauranga's vulnerable communities. He drives a mobile health clinic across the region's... Read More

This year, according to data from the Institute of Environmental Science and Research, the Auckland metropolitan area has had the most hospitalisations from... Read More

Forklift driver Michael Gerbes has had a 'hellish” couple of years. His Tauranga family lost their home in a devastating landslide shortly after his... Read More

When Nicholas Page first started working at Rotorua Hospital as a trainee medical laboratory scientist at age 18, he quickly learned how valuable blood donations... Read More