Health

Upskilling to support vulnerable communities

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

Influenza A: What is it, how serious is it?

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's ‘hellish’ couple of years

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

How a hospital job made a man a blood donor

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

Third year for ‘Time Out Tour’

The Rural Support Trust's Time Out Tour is in its third year. The tour visits rural communities around New Zealand, with TV presenter turned farmer Matt... Read More

Flush taps each morning to reduce contamination

Flushing a cup of water from your taps each morning can help remove some of the metals, such as lead, that can accumulate in water overnight says a Water New... Read More

Freezin' for a reason

Jumping into Wellington Harbour in winter might not seem like a smart idea - but don't let local Special Olympics athletes and their supporters in Police and... Read More

Tauranga man's tough challenge to honour late mum

Tauranga business owner Pieter van der Put was 'only a little fella” when he lost his mother to leukaemia. A plumber by trade, the 38-year-old and his... Read More

Not enough nurses, too many or an artificial glut?

Hundreds of nurses called on to fill critical workforce shortages are without jobs, with one in four recent graduates unemployed and international nurses warning... Read More

Mountain biker's fight to get to Olympic Games

Four months out from the Paris Olympic Games, Sammie Maxwell was told to stop. The young mountain bike star, who has struggled with an eating disorder... Read More

Local legend to the World Touch Hall of Fame

George Jahnke is in his happy place setting up the match-winning try or running a touch clinic with hundreds of kids, but ask him to talk about himself and his... Read More

Postcode care killing rural Kiwis, doctors say

Doctors working in rural communities say their patients are dying at higher rates from preventable causes just because of where they live. Rural New Zealand... Read More