Night refuge finds a home

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...

Where there is smoke there is consequences

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...

Meningococcal cases rise

There has been an upswing in the number of cases of meningococcal disease across New Zealand, and Wairarapa hasn’t been spared.Now, experts are warning...

“Crisis” a decade in the making

A GP shortage that is seeing appointments pushed out two months has been a decade in the making, one clinic says. Patients enrolled at Whaiora...

A waiting game for appointments

Wairarapa’s doctor shortage continues to bite, with patients told they could be waiting for up to two months to get an appointment.

“I immediately started crying” Life changing drug on the horizon

Carterton woman Reese Robertson has lived with cystic fibrosis her entire life. Now, funding for a new medication could mean that life is extended...

Doctors appointments a waiting game

Wairarapa’s doctor shortage continues to bite, with patients told they could be waiting for up to two months to get an appointment. Patients enrolled at...

Dawn of a new era in healthcare

With services stretched to breaking point, a new ‘state-of-the-art’ private hospital promises to increase access to public healthcare. Selina Sutherland, the region’s only private hospital,...

Will covid be the Grinch who stole Christmas?

An epidemiologist is warning holiday travel could cause a rise in covid-19 cases, with Wairarapa experiencing a 53 per cent increase in numbers over the past week.

Campaigning for more cervical screenings

A cervical screening campaign has been deemed a success in Wairarapa, picking up close to 350 women overdue for a smear,However, the data shows...