A healthy diet is the key to getting a healthy body, columnist Carolyn Hansen says. Just because we live in the age where food is at our fingertips we think we are well fed...

The scene outside Kamo High School where a child was hit by a vehicle on Thursday. Child hit by vehicle Whangārei Police responded to a collision on Kamo Road, near Kamo High School, on...

The Centre Open Fours Champions have been found, despite heavy rain flooding the greens. Last weekend saw us play the Centre Open Fours Championships, and both sections had five qualifiers. Section play on Saturday...

The child-health unit will include a whānau house and emergency accommodation for families to stay with children. Photo: Supplied / Te Whatu Ora The nearly $1 billion price tag and detailed plans for a...

Whangārei Hospital. Photo: RNZ/ Samantha Olley The government has upped funding for a Whangārei Hospital redevelopment, announcing $759 million for Stage 1. It said Stage 2 would likely cost another $200m but that money...

The need to replace wards at Whangārei Hospital is so great – with pipes threatening to burst and health and safety concerns – the Government cannot fund it all in one stage. Instead, it...