Health

Food bank collection 'risky' for supermarkets

Supermarkets asking customers to donate to food parcels risk riling under-pressure shoppers, one marketing expert says. New World has been asking customers... Read More

Covid spikes to highest levels in 18 months

New Zealand is experiencing its highest peak in Covid-19 cases since December 2022, professor Michael Baker says. Last week, the ministry reported 6146 new... Read More

Health Select Committee to look into aged care

The Health Select Committee has agreed to undertake an inquiry into aged care provision, the scope of which will include the current and future capacity of the... Read More

NZ Blood workers plan 24-hour strike

More than 290 lab workers, scientists, technicians, and administrators at New Zealand Blood Service have voted to strike after more than seven months of stalled... Read More

Community urged to address meth "pandemic"

With concerns mounting over the escalating methamphetamine crisis in the Western Bay of Plenty, health advocates are rallying the community for a crucial discussion... Read More

Woman in her 60s attacked by pack of dogs

A woman in her 60s is in a serious condition in Waikato Hospital following an attack by a pack of dogs near Tairua on Tuesday. Auckland Rescue Helicopter... Read More

More vape stores in deprived areas, near schools

New University of Canterbury research has found vape stores are proliferating in Aotearoa New Zealand's most deprived communities - with many also located near... Read More

SLSNZ save over 880 people during summer partrols

Surf Life Saving New Zealand rescued 883 people from potential drowning this past summer, according to official patrol statistics. The data, collected from... Read More

Another winter Covid-19 wave: How big will it be?

New Zealand looks on the cusp of another Covid-19 wave similar in size to our last two, a modeller says - but this time, it's hitting in the thick of sick season. Six... Read More

Call for law targeting coercive control abuse

Since the beginning of last year, Bay of Plenty Police have investigated about 21,000 reports of family harm - of which nearly 10,000 involved people with prior... Read More

Wahine Māori lead global public health body

Emma Rawson-Te Patu will be welcomed by the World Federation of Public Health Associations in Geneva, Switzerland, next week as its new president. She will... Read More

Aerocool Helicopter: 47 April Rescues

Your Aerocool Rescue Helicopter carried out 47 life-saving missions within the Coastal Bay of Plenty region over the month of April. These missions included... Read More