Rotorua Daily PostOver 1200 exhibitions to open at Fieldays 2025'Fieldays is our home for four days each year. A space for connection and celebration.'09 Jun 05:03 AM
Rotorua Daily Post'Putting lives at risk': The barriers facing Māori from getting immunisedMāori vaccination rates lag behind European children in Bay of Plenty and Lakes.27 May 02:01 AM
Rotorua Daily PostBudget 2025: Every budget item in one interactiveUse the Herald interactive to explore Budget 2025.22 May 02:41 AM
PremiumPremiumRotorua Daily Post'Impossible position': Principals alarmed by cuts to youth mental health serviceConcern that cuts put 'enormous pressure' on GPs, schools, families, and hospitals.21 May 05:00 PM
Rotorua Daily Post'A privilege to get old': Why a 79yo retiree volunteers for St John'If I just sat at home in front of the TV, well, I wouldn’t see a soul.'21 May 12:00 AM
Rotorua Daily PostWatch: ‘Don’t want the black girl' - Māori nurse alleges racism from Middlemore Hospital patientsNurse says her moko kauae has attracted racism from some older patients at Middlemore.18 May 05:00 PM
Rotorua Daily PostLuxon announces $164m for new 24/7 urgent care servicesThe Prime Minister made the pre-Budget health announcement in Botany this afternoon.18 May 01:22 AM
PremiumPremiumRotorua Daily PostConcern 'patients will suffer' as practices with 46,000 enrolled switch funderThe centres say changing their primary health organisation will help avoid fee increases. 11 May 08:50 PM
Rotorua Daily Post'Further industrial action' may follow 24-hour doctors' strikeHealth NZ is ‘committed’ to settling the collective agreement with the union.02 May 06:00 AM
Rotorua Daily Post'Stretched' health system 'getting quietly worse' - striking anaesthetistHe says he works 'well in excess' of his contract and the hospital faces staff shortages.29 Apr 08:50 PM
Rotorua Daily PostHow Whakatāne Hospital plans to restore full maternity services Since January, 88 Eastern Bay women have had their babies at Tauranga Hospital.22 Apr 11:08 PM
Rotorua Daily PostOn The Up - ‘Do not give up’: Mum of two undeterred by aggressive cancer, miscarriages'It's the mind that plays the game. If the mind is strong, your body can cope with it'. 18 Apr 09:00 PM
Rotorua Daily Post'Really tired': Staffing crisis strains Taupō's senior doctorsNight shifts often have just one senior doctor for the entire hospital.16 Apr 07:41 AM
Rotorua Daily Post‘His heart belonged to Rotorua’: Paediatrician Dr Johan Morreau rememberedDoctor was leading advocate for investing in children's health and a dedicated family man.10 Apr 08:56 PM
Rotorua Daily PostUS $550k surgery removes ‘95%’ of 27-year-old’s aggressive brain tumourRotorua woman 'blown away' by the donations she received to help pay for the surgery.31 Mar 06:00 PM
Rotorua Daily PostRotorua water to be fluoridated by FridayThe council will also make two temporary sources of unfluoridated water available.26 Mar 05:33 AM
Rotorua Daily PostHeart and sleep tests available at new Rotorua clinicPatients will no longer need to travel to Hamilton for two private diagnostic tests.26 Mar 04:00 AM
Rotorua Daily PostPrison hunger strike: Dean Wickliffe hospitalised, parole hearing moved forwardWickliffe's parole board hearing has been brought forward due to his declining health.24 Mar 03:30 AM
Rotorua Daily Post‘I was in bed for a year’: Cancer survivor calls for $220k-a-year drug to be fundedOther patients consider moving overseas or starting a Givealittle to pay for the drug.17 Mar 03:02 AM
Rotorua Daily PostInteractive: Explore STI rates in your regionWhich sexually transmitted infections are spreading where you live? Explore the data.08 Mar 07:02 PM
Rotorua Daily PostHIV on the rise for heterosexuals, why Māori wāhine are particularly at riskPeople in Aotearoa living with HIV increased by 235 this year, up 74% from 2023.08 Mar 05:00 PM
Rotorua Daily PostUp to 1000 rally against hospital downgrading health servicesObstetrics and gynaecology services at Whakatāne Hospital have been downgraded.19 Feb 12:21 AM
Rotorua Daily PostWatch: The best and worst-performing hospital EDs in NZ revealedOfficial information reveals the best and worst performing hospital emergency departments.16 Feb 04:00 PM
Rotorua Daily Post‘Hard decision’: Woman, 27, heading to US for $550k cancer treatmentAmelia Branson and her family are fighting to extend her life.14 Feb 04:04 PM
Rotorua Daily PostCall for order amid heated fluoride debate at Rotorua councilThe ministry's head dentist defended fluoridation, citing safety and health benefits.11 Feb 04:02 PM
Rotorua Daily PostWoman 'really lucky' obstetrician available for emergency caesarean‘Baby could die – those were her words.'10 Feb 10:45 PM
Rotorua Daily Post‘Safe, effective and affordable’: New health minister backs fluoridation stanceCouncil will make a decision soon on whether to turn on the fluoride taps on March 28.05 Feb 04:02 PM
Rotorua Daily Post'This is going to kill someone': Midwife's fear after maternity service 'downgrading'Higher-risk births were sent to a hospital more than an hour away after specialists quit.28 Jan 04:00 PM
Rotorua Daily Post‘She was gone instantly’: Birthday balloon tragedy prompts warning from family'Just don’t do it' - family's helium warning after mum of two's death at daughter's party.25 Jan 04:00 PM
Rotorua Daily Post‘Heartbreaking’: Recently graduated enrolled nurses unable to find jobsNearly 200 graduated last year, but only 68 have found jobs.22 Jan 08:28 PM
Rotorua Daily PostRotorua gym gets cash boostThe grant will help with upgrades of rehabilitation training machines and gym equipment.16 Jan 03:15 PM
Rotorua Daily PostOn a knife-edge: A young boy's fight to stay alive'He fades pretty quickly but he does his best.'02 Jan 04:01 PM
Rotorua Daily PostMedical 'mistakes': Widower wants answers after losing wife, 25, to cancer'Ultimately, it cost us time with Tasha,' her family says.19 Dec 04:06 PM
Rotorua Daily PostPregnant women forced to travel 87km for emergency C-sections due to maternity care shortageSome in the community were 'devastated' by the change, which will begin in mid-January.17 Dec 06:22 AM
