The New Zealand Home Health Association (NZHHA) is calling for greater recognition of the importance of home health support in the wake of the release on Wednesday of the Aged Residential Service Review.

Westfield Glenfield Transformed into Winter Wonderland

They're a great place to buy groceries, to find the perfect pair of shoes or to shop for a gift for a loved one. Now one popular Auckland shopping centre is the perfect place to ice skate.

A block of land close to Tauranga’s city centre that took almost a decade to amalgamate, is now up for sale - with consents in place for the development a large medical centre.

Wellington, June 4 NZPA - Injured All White Tim Brown remains hopeful of featuring in New Zealand's soccer World Cup campaign in South Africa.

Brown is recuperating from an operation to repair a fractured shoulder, suffered against Australia in Melbourne on May 24.

Fighting, mines and road blocks are preventing many people in the conflict-affected areas of Afghanistan from getting to hospital. The ICRC is reacting by training local surgeons in war surgery skills and giving basic first-aid training to people directly involved in the fighting.

The International Rugby Board has announced the appointment of Morgan Buckley as its Development General Manager.

Buckley has spent the past 10 years as Managing Director of Atlantic Sports Management where he has worked with a variety of sports on over 150 projects.

Wellington, March 23 NZPA - ACC's new policy to take a stricter look at claims for surgery sets a dangerous precedent for anyone aged over 40, as they will have natural wear and tear on their body, a Wellington neurosurgeon says.

By Martin Davidson of NZPA

Christchurch, Feb 9 NZPA - Like the rest of us Andy McKay is reserving judgment on his initial foray into international cricket.

The countdown has begun for Winter Olympic hopefuls backed by the NZ Academy of Sport Winter Programme.

Nine of the NZ snowboard, skier cross, skeleton and skating athletes named in the 16-strong NZ Winter Olympics team 2010 are supported under the South Island-based Winter Programme.

Health insurance claims topped three-quarters of a billion dollars for the first time last year, according to industry figures released today by the Health Funds Association (HFANZ).