Health

Fast-track approval for General Practices welcomed

Up to now, all doctors from overseas who applied for specialist registration in New Zealand have needed to have their qualifications, training and experience... Read More

Grow a moustache – make a difference!

It's the month of November - and if you think changing the face of men's health in New Zealand is important, please get out and support Movember! Movember... Read More

Mislabelled shaved roast chicken packets recalled

Packets of shaved roast chicken are being recalled because of undeclared soy. The Hellers shaved roast chicken 200g with a best before date of December 10... Read More

'Pretty meaty actions': Hopes for air quality push

An environmentalist group says it is trying to stay positive over a promise by Mount Maunganui industrial businesses to clean up their act. The 29 businesses... Read More

Te Puke horse trainer's battle with EDS

'I don't want a good day to be, maybe I can get on a horse, I want to compete again, I want to jump again.” Hayley-Grace Davis is well known in... Read More

Summer wave of Covid-19 approaching

An epidemiologist is warning a summer wave of Covid-19 is approaching, which will see an increase in infections and deaths. It comes as cases of a new highly... Read More

Cardiologist quits as budget cuts cause burnout

Health New Zealand Commissioner Lester Levy is 'living in La La Land” and Te Whatu Ora has no idea what is happening on the ground, a burned out cardiologist... Read More

Record number of Kiwi’s learn CPR in Shocktober

More than 35,000 more Kiwis now have the life-saving skills to help someone suffering from a cardiac arrest thanks to Hato Hone St John's record breaking Shocktober... Read More

$20K support for BOP kidney patients

When retired Katikati orchardist Brian Thompson found out he had kidney disease four years ago, he knew nothing of the condition or what impact dialysis would... Read More

New mental health bill prioritizes human rights

A new Mental Health Bill meant to repeal the Mental Health Act 1992 passed its first reading in Parliament on October 23, MP for Tauranga Sam Uffindel said,... Read More

Man with broken neck gets sick of waiting

A severely injured man says he got so fed up sitting in the Waikato Hospital emergency department waiting to be seen he went home, only to learn days later he... Read More

KidsCan secures funding to feed 10,000 more kids

KidsCan is thrilled to be able to feed up to 10,000 more preschoolers in poverty, after being awarded Government funding of $4 million a year to deliver its... Read More