Rotorua is set to showcase its "rich Māori culture" and rongoā as host of the World Indigenous Cancer Conference next year.

In emails, chief medical officer urged Health NZ head to make the call: "There comes a point where we have to recognise that ...

The Far North has some of the worst child dental issues in the country but a new programme should help the oral health of ...

Children placed in state care from 1950 to 1999 have had significantly shorter average life expectancies than the wider ...

Gene technology has been earmarked for expansion in New Zealand, but without robust regulation local communities could be ...

RNZ can reveal artificial intelligence is taking on diverse roles across New Zealand's public service - from surgical risk assessments at Health NZ, to fishing vessel camera monitoring for MPI. Some ...

Rotorua is set to showcase its “rich Māori culture” and rongoā as host of More than 600 international health professionals, ...

A mountain in New Zealand has been granted the same legal rights as a person, becoming the third natural feature in the ...

Mount Taranaki — now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Māori name — is the latest natural feature to be granted personhood in New Zealand ...

The mountain’s legal rights are intended to uphold its health and ... In 2017, New Zealand recognized the Whanganui River as human, as part of a settlement with its local tribe.

Te Moana a Toi Iwi Māori Partnership Board (IMPB) met with Te Whatu Ora following community hui in Whakātane, Kawerau, and Ōpōtiki, addressing urgent healthcare challenges in the eastern Bay of Plenty ...

By popular demand, more music acts than ever will take centre stage at this year’s Tauranga Moana Waitangi Day Festival. In its sixth year at The Historic Village at 17th Avenue, the anticipated large ...