Recent stories
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Generous gift boosts ambulance service
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.
Keeping up with senior services
The Seniors' Expo returns to the Great Lake Centre on March 18, bringing together 55 organisations and services relevant to older members of the Taupō community.
The travelling plasma show
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.
A healthy obsession
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.
Fishing for answers
Troy Taylor is tackling mental health one angler at a time.
New doctor’s surgery for Taupō
A husband and wife team is about to open the doors to a new medical centre in Taupō.
Pushing the boundaries
Age has proved no barrier to learning for 76-year-old Tūrangi woman Cathy Le Vaillant.
Nurses take action
Nurses are on strikes on September 2 and 4, from 7am-11pm. Taupō Hospital registered nurse Jo-Anne Gibb explains why.
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