1:20pm Tuesday 12 Nov, 2019
With the year drawing to a close and summer holidays fast approaching, the local Medical Officer of Health is urging Bay of Plenty and Lakes residents... Read More
6:48am Wednesday 06 Nov, 2019
A men's health organisation hopes to change the way people view and use the traditional happy hour, asking businesses to finish early so their employees... Read More
10:44am Tuesday 05 Nov, 2019
New Zealand paramedics will now be registered under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act (2003). A move that is being welcomed by St John. The... Read More
7:25am Tuesday 05 Nov, 2019
The grip of anxiety was so strong for Will Waters he would get to bottom of the stairs in the morning and be unable to get out the door. During... Read More
11:07am Monday 04 Nov, 2019
PHARMAC’s decision to fund a new leukaemia treatment means three new cancer medicines have now been funded so far this year, Health Minister David... Read More
8:30am Saturday 02 Nov, 2019
Dental experts are calling for Kiwis to make dietary changes and reduce their consumption of food acids to protect their oral health following the release... Read More
10:02am Wednesday 30 Oct, 2019
Trained pharmacist vaccinators in 450 pharmacies across New Zealand will soon be able to deliver MMR vaccinations to people aged 16 and over. Associate... Read More
2:50pm Wednesday 16 Oct, 2019
Children and adults who were at a Seventh Day Adventist camp in Rotorua may need to go into quarantine if not immune to measles, after being exposed... Read More
8:54am Tuesday 15 Oct, 2019
Breast cancer survivor Emily Searle will be sharing her experience with the disease at a presentation at the Rotorua Library. As part of Breast Cancer... Read More
10:00am Sunday 13 Oct, 2019
The progress results are in for the election of seven members to the Lakes District Health Board. Johan Morreau, Merepeka Raukawa-Tait, Christine Rankin,... Read More
8:59am Monday 07 Oct, 2019
A mobile community health vehicle set up on Saturday had few teething problems. Yet, it was parked adjacent the community area of Rotorua Library for... Read More
6:42am Monday 07 Oct, 2019
With suicide rates in New Zealand at an all-time high and Mental Health becoming more of a major issue, Bay of Plenty woman Rachelle Hawes is creating... Read More
7:00am Wednesday 02 Oct, 2019
More than a 1000 workers who provide x-rays and scans will walk off the job at public hospitals again today. It's the second 24-hour strike by radiographers,... Read More
8:54am Friday 20 Sep, 2019
In a world where empathy is becoming endangered and we are becoming increasingly disconnected, the Roots of Empathy programme is connecting Rotorua children... Read More
4:00pm Sunday 15 Sep, 2019
Last week the Rotorua Multicultural Council had its first meeting of the Multicultural Hospice Support Group. “It was a historic day for the Rotorua... Read More