Tag: health
Paddle boarding positive for cancer survivors
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...
It’s a new year for new goals
With the New Year upon us, the Times spoke with Howick nutritionist Danijela Unkovich on how to achieve a healthier lifestyle and mindset in...
Stem cell treatment “best thing I ever did”
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,...
Support playgroup for autistic kids
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...
Melody helps leprosy patients
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...
Building points way to town centre future
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
Your local: Les Mills
Summer bodies are made in the winter - or so the saying goes – so as the weather gets colder, now is the perfect...
Plastic and reconstructive surgery that instils confidence
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...