A fund-raising challenge to New Zealand holiday parks has resulted in more than $100,000 being raised for breast cancer research.

The Hearing Therapists Association of New Zealand today became the eighth national organisation to join as a member organization of The National Foundation for the Deaf Inc.

A new service directory launched by the Southern Cancer Network offers a one-stop shop for people wanting to know more about services available in the South Island for people with cancer.

The Cancer Society of New Zealand wholeheartedly supports the Auckland Council on its leadership role in tackling the 'big tobacco' issue.

Locations for the new mobile, fully digital breastscreening service in Rodney have been selected following input from service users, GPs and the wider community.

The Rodney locations which the new Breastscreen Waitemata Northland mobile unit will visit from July 1 this year are:

The Minister of Health, Tony Ryall will open the Otumoetai Community Dental Clinic on Friday 15 July 2011.

MP for Tauranga Simon Bridges will also speak at the function.

Waikato Hospital is celebrating 21 years of coronary angioplasty, the procedure that revolutionised the treatment of heart disease saving thousands of lives.

This warning affects people in the following local government areas:

HOROWHENUA, CARTERTON, KAPITI COAST and SOUTH WAIRARAPA.

At 05:22 am, MetService weather radar detected severe thunderstorms near KAPITI ISLAND and OFFSHORE KAPITI COAST.

Nelson Marlborough District Health Board (NMDHB) has chosen not to continue the contract for Day Services for Youth Addiction Services with Horizons Trust in Blenheim.

Stargate co-founder Matt Bowden welcomed confirmation from Associate Minister of Health Hon Peter Dunne that the Government supported the Law Commission's recommendations on a regulatory regime for new psychoactives, and is working to put in place such a regime.