Iwi extends health care to Pākehā

As mainstream health services struggle to meet demand, a Ngāi Tahu initiative on the South Island’s West Coast is seeing treatment offered to allcomers, Newsroom reveals. Could the future for small towns with dwindling services be health care provided by Māori...

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Ormiston Hospital set to double in size

A $40 million project is underway to double the capacity of east Auckland’s sole hospital, Times reports. “South-east Auckland is short of surgical resources, particularly orthopaedic and endoscopy facilities, and Ormiston Hospital is at capacity so this development...

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Inside Aotearoa’s biggest bird hospital

BirdCare Aotearoa, based in Auckland’s Green Bay, is the largest wild bird rehabilitation centre in the country, says The Spinoff. A registered charity, it provides rehabilitation for sick, injured and orphaned wild birds brought in by members of the public...

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Fake gun leads to arrest in Manukau

Police have arrested a person who had a fake gun in Auckland on Thursday morning, Stuff reports. Police were called to a retail complex in Manukau at 11.20am after a person was seen with what was believed to be a gun on Leyton Way. “Police attended and subsequently...

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Community pantries and libraries are on the rise

In a financially tight and fragmented era, sharing books and food via Little Libraries and Pātaka Kai (food pantries) is on the rise, says The Spinoff. Little Libraries (also called book fridges or pop-up libraries), are tiny libraries installed outside houses or in...

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The Upper Harbour Options

One particularly good programme Auckland Transport has underway right now is adding protection to 60km of existing painted cycleways to make them safer. This is being rolled out over three years, says Greater Auckland, and on the first corridors getting the treatment,...