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Review finds rural women struggle with healthcare access
The ministry's review highlights improved access but notes rural barriers persist.
On The Up: Rural doctor shortage - how one medical programme is solving the crisis
West Coast GP plays key role in University of Otago's Rural Medical Immersion Programme.
‘Can we afford this?’: Patients shocked by $1000 after-hours medical fees
Fees as high as $1000 have been quoted for after-hours appointments.
12-tractor convoy on mission to boost children's mental wellbeing
A convoy of 12 tractors and a Humvee visited schools in the Far North.
Bird nests: Fire expert’s warning on tractor fire risks
A veteran firefighter warns farmers to stay vigilant against tractor fires.
Call for job opportunities for spouses to attract rural midwifes
Rural midwife Emma Bilous says the shortage 'has a lot of parts to it'.
Environmental group at odds with regulator over Roundup
ELI has concerns about popular weedkiller Roundup and its active ingredient glyphosate.
81-year-old farmer died in quad bike roll while fencing
Macdonald, a familiar face at the Hastings saleyards, died in Patoka on Tuesday afternoon.
Safer Farms gets funding of $11m-plus from ACC
Money pledged for the grassroots Farm Without Harm strategy.
'I heard all my bones break': Runner loses leg in farming accident
The 'shattered' bones in his leg were 'like Weet-Bix', he said.
Dumbbells, deadlifts and dairy cows: The rural gym with four-legged observers
No gym rats staring here, just livestock.
'Oh heck': Farmer says quad bike accident was a wake-up call
Michael Woodward is urging his peers to take care out on the farm this busy summer season.
Weathering the storm: Rural Support Trust helps farmers in need
'It was set up by a group of like-minded farmers with a passion to help others.'
Rural mental health initiative receives funds
The initiative gets farmers off the farm and into the water.
Surf's up for farmers, thanks to $15,000 grant
'While the concept is simple, the programme has proven to be life changing.'
Getting Through: New Farmstrong resources for farmers after severe weather
Hawke’s Bay farmers share recovery stories in book and website launch.
Meat the Need holds online auction to help Kiwis doing it tough
“Every bid in this auction brings us closer to ... ensuring no one in NZ goes hungry."
Farmer with terminal cancer caught in two-year battle with ACC
The 53-year-old fighting for compensation now has less than a year to live.
New Zealand’s hunt for overseas doctors amps up today
Medical graduates from the UK, Ireland, and Aus can have their applications fast-tracked.
From trauma to teaching: How kids are changing farm safety
A former farmer says farm safety education should go up the family tree, rather than down.
Rural communities need more targeted mental health support - advocates
Rural communities face health inequities say advocates
'Wake-up call': How burnout helped this Tararua dairy farmer
Mike Burmeister says a burnout episode early in his career helped shape his thinking.
'Thought I was invincible': The man who technically died on the rugby field
'If this had happened on the farm I wouldn’t have had a chance.'
Join Team HOPE's 10th birthday bash with Matt Chisholm
Central Taranaki charity Team HOPE is celebrating its 10th birthday in November.
Lena Keenan's week on Mobile Surgery Unit fuels her passion for health careers
The Tairāwhiti rangatahi will take home the skills she learnt at the MSU.
Weedkiller deemed okay in NZ pulled off Australian shelves
'We haven’t taken this decision lightly and are exercising a high degree of caution.'
Opinion: GPs shortage - new solutions needed for sustainable primary healthcare
OPINION: For every $1 spent in primary care, $14 is saved down the line in hospitals.