Cambridge mum’s gut instinct leads to rare cancer diagnosis and lifesaving surgery
“I was living the dream, honestly.” Then, while celebrating Aurora’s birthday with family, Kerrison found a small but…
Life-saving law change comes years too late; the low-key political veteran everybody loves – Audrey Young
Tilly Cambie, 3, who died after becoming tangled in a blind cord on January 1, 2023. Pragmatism about…
Mum who once donated blood saved by donors after near-fatal bleed
She recalls spending a painstaking 20 minutes to pull herself out of bed. “Then I fainted and all…
Whangārei mum with stage 4 melanoma racing to fund life-saving treatment
“Now they’re saying melanoma cells can stay dormant in your body, and given the right environment they can…
Melbourne girl, 15, ‘angry’ at Royal Children’s Hospital staff, refuses life-saving cancer treatment
But the procedure is not without its own risks, including graft-versus-host disease, infertility, dysfunction of various organs such…
Huge swells, hazardous surf batter NSW south coast beaches causing damage and erosion
Huge swells have inundated NSW south coast beaches as most of the coastline remains closed to the public…
Oceans 26 Pāpāmoa Beach: Junior surf lifesaving racing underway
Pāpāmoa Beach on the morning of Oceans Day 1. Photo / Jamie Troughton/Dscribe Media “It was a real…
New medicine funding could be life-saving for rural areas, health expert says
Those in remote locations had often needed to wait several hours for the right treatment, even for things…
Life-saving lifeline: Wairoa airport runway to be extended and upgraded
The upgrade will be funded with a $3m grant from the Regional Infrastructure Fund and $1.2m from the…
Stage 4 bowel cancer patient fights for funding of life-prolonging drug
Bowel cancer is the second-highest cause of cancer death in New Zealand, second only to lung cancer. Bowel…
Records and rescues highlight Ryan Fox’s lifesaving fundraiser
“I spend a lot of time in Waihī Beach and Mum and Dad still have a place down…
Multiple rescues at Mount Maunganui and Whangamatā prompt safety warning
Gibbons-Campbell described most as “textbook rescues.” “They were mainly tube rescues, with lifeguards going out and helping them…