Capital & Coast DHB is set to become the first in New Zealand to use the early-pregnancy abortion technique, manual vacuum aspiration (MVA).

TomTom New Zealand announced today the five finalists in the Be The Voice of New Zealand competition.

The five finalists are: Ben Harper of Auckland, Te Wehi Preston of Rotorua, Amber Russell of Wanaka, Jeremy Duggan of Christchurch and Flower Bradley of Nelson.

Wellington, Oct 18 NZPA - Taumarunui Hospital will trial a New Zealand-first system, aimed at addressing health staffing shortages in rural communities, by bringing a paramedic inside its doors.

Community Probation Services has begun trials this month using electronic monitoring equipment incorporating GPS technology.

Taumarunui Hospital will be the first New Zealand hospital to trial an initiative which hopes to go some way towards alleviating staff shortages in rural hospitals.

Wellington, Oct 18 NZPA - Parliament's health select committee has recommended a string of changes to New Zealand's maternity system after taking note of an 826-strong petition on the issue.

Just how much would it cost to take a cab ride from the top of the North Island to the bottom of the South?

ZM's Jacqui Jensen is about to find out when she embarks on one of New Zealand's longest ever taxi rides; starting out from Whangarei and finishing up in Bluff.

The pioneering decision of Palmerston North to become the first city in the world to install locally developed solar powered parking technology is already attracting international interest.

Wellington, Oct 11 NZPA - New Zealand is facing a doctor shortage crisis as the country continues to haemorrhage locally trained physicians in large numbers to more lucrative jobs overseas, the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS) says.

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