Latest from TCN - Rural Health
Call for more rural psychologists to help farmers
Experts warn there's high demand for mental health support in rural areas.
Rural worries grow over copper network deregulation
Remote residents say the possible phase-out of copper networks could be dangerous.
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.
Ruapehu mayor demands answers over delays to rural health centre
Ruapehu's mayor says the community is being ignored over the Raetihi centre.
‘Mind his language’: Prince William’s cheeky Clarkson’s Farm cameo
William discussed mental health with young farmers at Somerset's Folly Farm.
Rural homebirth: Midwife returns to tragedy after popping out for lunch
The baby was pronounced stillborn after resuscitation attempts failed.
'It’s still very new in NZ': Horses help transform lives in Ōropi
A Tauranga woman is using her own experience to help others with anxiety and depression.
Eels picked away at farmer’s injured leg - now he’s healed and planning to run a Coast to Coast
Seven gruelling surgeries and a painstaking skin graft won't hold Harvey Nelson back.
‘Dangerous’: GP wait times force local clinic to close books
Katikati health practice says poor funding has caused 'dangerous' wait times.
‘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.