Tag: health

It’s tough to stay motivated and inspired as the winter months drag on and easy to become bogged down with sadness, lethargy, and lack...

Stephanie Mansfield is bringing the vibe of an upmarket Sydney gym to the perfect location in the heart of Howick. The longtime Howick local and...

The total number of measles cases in Auckland was at 821 on Tuesday, up from 812 cases on Saturday. Of this, 556 cases are in...

When Ethan Jones arrived in this world, nearly three months earlier than he should have and weighing only 1.4kg, his family had no idea...

Two cases of the highly contagious disease measles have been reported at two local schools. Dr Julia Peters, clinical director at the Auckland Regional Public...

While the thought of major surgery would be daunting for many, the operating table was no big deal for 104-year-old Len Darr. Just three week’s...

Botany MP Jami-Lee Ross has begun the next chapter of his mission to help reduce the number of Kiwis who take their own lives...

A team at the University of Auckland’s Bioengineering Institute headed by a local senior research fellow have created a virtual 3D heart that could...

Children from Whitford Playcentre visited Gulf Views Rest Home in Cockle Bay aiming to build a relationship between the youngsters and the elderly residents. Whitford...

Crawford House Pharmacy in Howick’s Picton Street  has won the Green Cross Health Innovation in Delivering People Centred Care award at the annual NZ...

They started with 10 members in March this year and now have a membership of 450. The Botany and Flat Bush Ethnic Association, to promote...

Anne McLean was never big on exercise. She is a busy mother and preferred leisurely walking with a friend to high impact sport. But when she...

With the New Year upon us, the Times spoke with Howick nutritionist Danijela Unkovich on how to achieve a healthier lifestyle and mindset in...

Faye Braddock is a very different woman to the one she was two months ago. When the Times last spoke to her in late March,...

Anger, hurt, anxiety and depression are some of the emotions parents experience when a child is diagnosed with autism. Life can be challenging and lonely...

An aspiring teacher is on a mission to lift the stigma around leprosy. Melody Yong, a youth advocate for Leprosy Mission New Zealand, says a...

The piles are driven and the floor slab is due to be laid this week for a building to house a comprehensive primary medical care complex

Summer bodies are made in the winter  - or so the saying goes – so as the weather gets colder, now is the perfect...

It’s a well-established fact that New Zealand’s plastic surgeons are among the finest in the world both in the past and present. Local people are...