Health & Wellbeing

Biology student and health content creator Max German says a simple change to his breakfast routine has helped him stay lean, reduce cravings, and feel fuller for longer. In a recent video, German revealed he has eaten the same breakfast every day for more than a year – a meal consisting

Ambulance services will get $35 million over four years to tackle rising demand, with emergency calls expected to jump by 95,000 incidents over the next four years to 735,000 annually. The Budget 2026 funding targets immediate problems: more frontline crews, better technology, and stronger support systems. Two new

Presbyterian Support Southland has sold Resthaven Village to Phantom Eldercare, with the family-owned care home operator taking over on July 1, 2026. Phantom Eldercare runs multiple aged care facilities across Otago. The sale finalises a conditional agreement signed in March. "For 50 years, our organisation has had the privilege

Southland Hospital has installed a new $994,000 fluoroscopy machine that will improve diagnostic imaging services for local patients. Health Minister Simeon Brown said the upgraded technology represents a significant step forward in local healthcare quality. "This is a significant step forward in the quality of diagnostic imaging available

Patient advocates are calling for a full independent review of Invercargill's Awanui Labs after doctors twice failed to detect cancer in a 74-year-old woman's biopsies. The retired nurse died a year after her stomach cancer diagnosis was delayed by nine months, despite multiple biopsies containing cancer

The world is at a pivotal turning point right now. With many of us fearing the world that our children will grow up in. Yet it's hard to ignore that many of the world's biggest problems are created and led by men—war, violence, abuse, power

A partnership between Perpetual Guardian and Awarua Synergy is helping elderly Southlanders stay warm through winter with free insulation and heating upgrades. The collaboration has been running for a year, building on a relationship that started 21 years ago when the Guy Waddel Trust first partnered with Awarua Synergy to

Health Minister Simeon Brown has welcomed the ratification of a new collective agreement for 35,000 nurses, healthcare assistants, and midwives employed by Health New Zealand. The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) members will receive pay increases under the 20-month deal, which includes a 2.5 per cent salary increase