'A disaster waiting to happen': Four ICU beds for population of 116,000
DHB chief describes the situation as 'very concerning'.
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School pupils succeed in changing name of Tauranga reserve
A proposal by a local school was behind the move to change the name of Yatton Park.
Pregnant Northland woman says doctors gave conflicting vaccine advice
First-time mum says advice from medical professionals left her confused and anxious.
'First jab ... saved my life': 45yo Covid patient put into coma, needed pacemaker
Three days into his Auckland MIQ stay, Jason Collier collapsed.
'Too much power': Shane Jones unloads on Ashley Bloomfield
Ex-MP Shane Jones has unloaded on Ashley Bloomfield over low Māori vaccination rates.
Housing top priority for Ngāti Rangi
The central North Island iwi is developing housing opportunities in the Ruapehu area.
Iwi calls on anti-vaxxers: 'Use a different haka'
An iwi linked to the famous Ka Mate haka is calling on anti-vaxxers to stop using it.
Time's up: Shelly Bay protesters remain on land despite notice to vacate
The land has been occupied for a year.
Health authorities warn rural Māori most at risk
New cases in Rotorua, Taupō and Tararua among the record 207 reported yesterday.
Karanga Wānanga takes off at Waimārama
The NKII mission is to enhance the mana and wellbeing of Ngāti Kahungunu
'Highly needed' counselling programme rolling into Whanganui schools
Tawhero School is one of the four Whanganui schools part of the pilot programme.
Māori kids should get jabs first in under-12 rollout, say Greens
Greens' new Covid-19 voice, Elizabeth Kerekere, wants Māori children prioritised for jab.
A Peak in Darien sets $2m+ New Zealand art auction record
Michael Parekōwhai's work sets new record as highest-grossing art auction of all time.
Local Focus: Māmā, pēpi, whānau and vaccine
Wānanga about Covid and vaccination for Rotorua mums.
Samuel Te Kani: 'I have turned my first love into a career'
A book challenging traditional notions of sex, gender and literature.
Trademarking te reo: The Māori language goldrush and what businesses need to know
Can anyone own te reo? Inside the race for Māori language trademarks.
'More carrot': 'Unconventional' approach needed to lift Māori vax rates
'I don't think we've got an ice cube's chance in hell of even getting to 90.'
Documentary shot on Whanganui River gets world premiere
From The Mountains to The Sea brings together indigenous leaders from Aotearoa and US.
New leadership for Te Pūwaha
Hayden Turoa steps up as project director, with Kahureremoa Aki as project chair.
Got ya Dot campaign: Younger kids next in line for vaccination
A total of 2024 Māori were dotted across the weekend at the various Got ya Dot sites.
He whare whakarauora tangata: Kōrero Tuku Iho leads the way
The programme is designed to help whānau deal with mental health and addiction issues.
Iwi campaign leads the way to Gallipoli: He haerenga tawhiti, he kaupapa whakaharahara
Whānau actively fundraise for the opportunity to travel to Gallipoli in 2023.
Kei wareware tātou: Rotorua Airport recognises mana whenua
Covid-19 alert level 2 has scuppered what has become a tradition at Rotorua Airport.
He pā tūwatawata: Cave marks the spot of grand old village
At the site known today as Kawaha, once stood the grand fortified village Taumatarangi.
Change for Ruapehu District Council after record submissions
Ruapehu District Council will now have three Māori seats.
Not an 'anti-vax issue': Trust set to lose 180 health workers
Health workers must have their first Covid-19 vaccine by November 15 to keep their job.
'Still on the back foot': Women's Mongrel Mob leader on the gang's Covid response
Mongrel Mob Wāhine Toa leader spoke to the Herald's In the Loop podcast.
'More than 30 of my patients in body bags': NZ nurse's warning to unvaccinated
"I understand people who can't see Covid, don't believe in it ... I've seen death."
Debbie Ngarewa-Packer: Māori will pay price as Govt puts politics ahead of health
OPINION: When Covid first arrived in Aotearoa, we went headfirst into the unknown.
Far North cases boost demand for vaccinations at NZ's northern tip
Number of Covid tests increased almost 10-fold after Far North cases revealed.
Te Tuinga Whānau honours fallen soldiers on Armistice Day
Armistice Day commemorations took place across the country today.
'Unbelievable': Ministers at odds with ministry as Māori vax stoush back in Court
National's Whānau Ora spokeswoman says time becoming more critical by the day.
'Not fighting for justice or freedom': Tamaki's iwi denounces protests
Brian Tamaki's iwi says it has a duty to make sure everyone is kept safe.
Iwi want more vigilance as Covid found again in Stratford sewage
"We've had within 10 days two positive tests so it's very likely we have Covid around us."