Health

Bupa to provide $580,000 in community grants

Community organisations across New Zealand will have the opportunity to share in a total of $580,000 in grants, aimed at supporting programs that contribute... Read More

Positive impact of evening exercise on sleep

Exercise New Zealand says new research is highlighting the positive impact of evening exercise on the quality of sleep. "There is a growing awareness for... Read More

Record amount raised for rescue choppers

New Zealanders have raised $1.44m for the national network of rescue helicopters, in a record-breaking year for the Westpac Chopper Appeal. The total is the... Read More

Helping cancer patients through Dry July

With hours remaining until the end of July and Dry July, the Dry July NZ Trust is making an urgent appeal for people to continue their support for cancer patients... Read More

Tongariro Alpine Crossing to empower women

The Hindu Women Forum, a division of the Hindu Council of New Zealand, is excited to announce the Tongariro Alpine Crossing event, designed to empower women... Read More

More GP surgeries could close, family doctors warn

Family doctors warn more GP surgeries could close in the next year, with some practices running at a loss. Earlier this year a large clinic in Tauranga shut... Read More

Accident: Man can no longer use right hand

Tauranga father Mate Glamuzina broke 10 ribs, punctured his lungs, shattered his vertebrae and lost use of his right hand after an e-scooter accident in... Read More

More ED staff needed to keep training licence

The professional body for emergency doctors says Rotorua Hospital has until January to employ more senior clinicians to keep its licence to train specialists. In... Read More

Tauranga man tries 'hundreds' of eczema treatments

More than 400,000 Kiwis live with eczema, an incurable skin condition that can cause itchiness, discomfort and pain. One sufferer says sometimes the itchiness... Read More

Tauranga man had no symptoms before diagnosis

The day Tauranga man Mike Lane found out he had prostate cancer, he returned to the construction site he was working at and 'pottered around by myself for a... Read More

NZ health authorities launch Hep C campaign

A renewed nationwide push is underway to get at-risk people tested for hepatitis C, because it has never been easier to be tested, treated and cured. More... Read More

Brain differences linked to mental health

A new, world-first study has used imaging technology to reveal the largest differences yet discovered in the structures of male and female brains. Richard... Read More