Health & Wellbeing

A Taupō man who has been battling one of the most aggressive forms of prostate cancer is now hoping to establish the town's first support group for men with the disease. 

Taupō Hospital will become a long-term training site for University of Auckland medical students in 2027. 

Waipahihi Hall was alive with conversation at the Taupō Disability Focus Inclusion Hui last week.

A familiar splash of yellow will return to Taupō this week, as Daffodil Day collectors take to the streets to support people impacted by cancer.

Winter influenza in Taupō is ‘horrendous’ and creating record levels of demand for doctors, ambulance and hospital services.

Just weeks after losing his mum to cancer, Mike Ranford has become one of New Zealand's top Dry July fundraisers.

A Taupō woman who was completely paralysed as a result of a brain tumour is nearing a full recovery two years on, having relearned to walk and talk.

It’s a sweet deal if you’ve got the money.

Anamata Cafe, a confidential health service for youth across the Taupō District, has expanded its offerings because of rising demand. 

Anamata Cafe, a confidential health service for youth across the Taupō District, has expanded its offerings because of rising demand.

Maru Energy Trust is inviting people to help provide a warm, comfortable night’s sleep to local whānau across The Lines Company (TLC) network region. 

A Taupō Hospital doctor has come full circle—returning as a specialist after training in the region that shaped her. 

St John Ambulance runs a free health shuttle service that takes residents to medical appointments in Taupō, Rotorua and Hamilton, but many in the community still don't know it exists.

In a finger-like branch of Lake Ohakuri the water is as green as the grassy paddocks surrounding it.

Retired dairy farmers Leo and Susanne Paalvast have donated an ambulance to St John Ambulance in Taupō and all the equipment to go with it.

Taupō people will now be able to donate plasma as well as blood with the introduction of NZ Blood Service’s first mobile plasma bus.

When Debra Gretton started nursing 50 years ago, 65 was considered too old to go into the Intensive Care Unit and smoking in the wards was perfectly acceptable.

People are being warned to prepare well if they intend to drift down the Waikato River in Taupō this summer.

Four members of Cherie O’Carroll’s family will be competing in the Special Olympics this week, but she can’t make it this time.

A global trout-fishing movement for those undergoing treatment or living with cancer is providing relief for Kiwi men.

It only takes two hours a week to make a big difference in someone’s life, but a local mentoring initiative is struggling to find male role models to make it happen.

Superpowers are not cheap but the crew of Greenlea Rescue Helicopter really want to see in the dark.

A service on Sunday for 19-year-old Jed Walker who died last month from what his family believe was a seizure will be an opportunity to remember his life and the many things he was involved in.

Troy Taylor is tackling mental health one angler at a time.

A husband and wife team is about to open the doors to a new medical centre in Taupō.

Age has proved no barrier to learning for 76-year-old Tūrangi woman Cathy Le Vaillant.  

supporting the Lake Taupō Cycle Challenge as a volunteer group has become something meaningful for Te Hapori Ora, says Brendon (Hākuwai) Eriksen-Downs, chief executive of Te Hapori Ora - The Village of Wellbeing.

Grownups shouldn’t stop learning and that’s what the Festival of Adult Learning Ahurei Ākonga is all about.

Nurses are on strikes on September 2 and 4, from 7am-11pm. Taupō Hospital registered nurse Jo-Anne Gibb explains why.

A Taupō teenager is designing an app that will help those in wheelchairs and mobility scooters to identify the best and worst aspects of accessibility in the towns they live in.