10:07am Monday 15 Jul, 2019
A free finger prick to test for Hepatitis C virus is being offered by the Lakes District Health Board. The move is in response to an estimated count... Read More
1:22pm Tuesday 09 Jul, 2019
The government is giving cash-strapped district health boards $1.7 billion towards the cost of building new hospital facilities. The announcement was... Read More
9:50am Friday 14 Jun, 2019
An evening meeting for candidates eyeing an elected position on the Lakes District Health Board has been set for July 1. Seven of the 11 members of... Read More
7:02am Monday 10 Jun, 2019
He’s done it a million excruciating times since Sunday November 19 – reliving the Taupo fire truck accident that robbed him of the use of... Read More
1:23pm Tuesday 28 May, 2019
Rotorua Councillor Charles Sturt is a man who has seen a lot of local body elections and is no stranger to being in the public eye. Since... Read More
7:36am Monday 27 May, 2019
Rotorua Hospital is bulging with patients. The public has been asked to attend the Emergency Department only if the emergency is ‘real’. Few... Read More
8:40am Wednesday 15 May, 2019
The number of measles cases in New Zealand has now reached 132 and the vast majority of those who have contracted the illness were not vaccinated. A... Read More
10:38am Thursday 09 May, 2019
Joanna Price from the Mental Health and Addictions Service has been named the 2019 Lakes DHB Registered Nurse of the Year is Joanna Price. A senior... Read More
7:00am Saturday 04 May, 2019
More than 3,500 runners and walkers are expected to participate in today's Rotorua Marathon. Offering a full marathon, off-road half marathon, 10km... Read More
11:10am Tuesday 23 Apr, 2019
Every day in New Zealand, eight people will suffer the most life-threatening form of heart attack, with only three of those surviving to immediate treatment. St... Read More
11:00am Thursday 18 Apr, 2019
A Bay of Plenty mother is struggling to come to terms with the heartache of finding out her daughter has a terminal illness. “It is extremely... Read More
5:52pm Tuesday 02 Apr, 2019
About 150 surgeries will be cancelled while Rotorua anaesthetic technicians are on a seven-day strike. Disagreement over rest breaks between shifts... Read More
11:56am Friday 15 Mar, 2019
A public health official has issued a timely reminder to the Bay of Plenty population to check their medical records and catch up on immunisations. Local... Read More
7:28am Wednesday 27 Feb, 2019
Plans for new $1million HQ for St John in Rotorua appear to be moving slowly. In April 2017, St John announced plans to leave its Pererika St site of... Read More
7:35am Monday 25 Feb, 2019
Rotorua St John members affected by strike action appear to have adopted a mufti protest. Otherwise essential services have not been affected. St John... Read More