Wairarapa’s coasts are a hotspot for fishing and diving, but New Zealand Food Safety is warning of an increase in cases of gastroenteritis from eating shellfish.

Wairarapa’s emergency department is warning wait times could be longer over the Christmas break amid ongoing staffing shortages and an expected rise in presentations. Emergency...

Whaiora is offering an urgent clinic, to combat a pre-Christmas surge.The primary care medical centre in Masterton announced in early December that there were...

Te Whatu Ora Health NZ admits Wairarapa midwives are rushed off their feet trying to fill gaps in the roster created by continued staff shortages.

Covid-19 hospitalisations have escalated, with seven cases in Wairarapa Hospital yesterday.Of those, six are aged over 65. None of the patients are in the...

It’s been a gruelling year, financially and emotionally, for Wharekaka’s board and residents, but the future of the retirement facility, long hanging in the...

Automatic residency for health workers will help relieve shortages, but union members say there is more to do.The Government added nurses, midwives and all...

Funding for EpiPens will be life-changing for people with severe allergies, a Masterton pharmacist says.Pharmac announced it will fully fund adrenaline auto-injector product EpiPens...

Masterton’s planned night refuge for those suffering extreme homelessness has found a home on Bannister St.At an opening ceremony on Tuesday night, it was...

I don’t know where I stand on the Government’s bold new amendment to the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Bill, which passed its third...