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.

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.

Physiotherapy patients shouldn't be surprised if next time they're getting treatment, they're asked whether they smoke.

Physiotherapy New Zealand is using World Smoke Free Day tomorrow to encourage its members to take a more active role in helping smokers to quit.

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 "illness" care systems in western societies are sick and unsustainable both morally and financially, declared a speaker at the Physiotherapy New Zealand conference yesterday.

he "illness" care systems in western societies are sick and unsustainable both morally and financially, declared a speaker at the Physiotherapy New Zealand conference yesterday.

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.