Health

Tauranga fitness stars go global

Six elite fitness athletes from Tauranga are headed to Chicago to represent New Zealand at the Hyrox World Championships from June 12-15. Harry Hall, Chas... Read More

Waihī Beach gears up for polar plunge event

Get ready to brave the cold with a chilly plunge before winter sets in. Waihī Beach Lifeguard Service, with the support of volunteer surf lifeguards, is... Read More

Parking at Tauranga Hospital 'almost impossible’

The Western Bay of Plenty community has spoken up about the difficulty of finding a car park at Tauranga Hospital, and they are asking for a change. SunLive... Read More

Golf marathon: Tauranga trio raises $15k in 24 hrs

More than 260 birdies and about $15,000 raised - that is the final scorecard a Tauranga dad and his friends handed in after 24 hours of non-stop indoor... Read More

Opinion: Delivering hope in Ukraine

Three Key Facts: Like many around the world, I recall as if it was yesterday, Russian troops crossing the Ukrainian border and laying siege to cities, towns... Read More

Father diagnosed with cancer after bad back pain

Blair Harrison thought he was 'just getting old” when he stopped jogging due to back pain. Instead, he discovered the pain was from fractures in... Read More

Former Silver Fern driven to cut injury risk

Winter sports injury claims have been on the rise, with ACC paying out more than $20 million last year to help Bay of Plenty players recover. To address... Read More

Budget leaves blood cancer patients behind

Blood cancer patients, advocates and doctors say the lack of new funding for medicines in the Budget locks in four more years of "denied access and patient harm". There... Read More

Misleading figures on NZ youth suicide rates

Last week, a UNICEF report grabbed headlines with claims that our youth suicide rate was three times higher than the international average for high-income countries. Two... Read More

Nurse of four decades has advice for parents

As Adrienne Arthur celebrates more than 40 years in the nursing profession, she reckons it's her work with a Tauranga iwi that has been the most rewarding. Reflecting... Read More

'Natural’ pacemaker successfully tried in humans

A pacemaker with a 'beat' that responds to breathing is showing good results in studies and is now being trialled in Kiwi heart patients. A pacemaker... Read More

Protest over free bowel screening eligibility

A woman living with stage four bowel cancer says the cost of her 30 rounds of chemotherapy dwarfs the expense of an early intervention. Dozens of protesters... Read More