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“Most people in Hawke’s Bay have at least one P user in their street,” claims MP Lawrence Yule. No one Bay Buzz interviewed disputes this claim, or even appears shocked – not the police nor the government; not researchers, nor…
Rosheen FitzGerald01 December 2018
Robust public consultations this year around the region’s Long Term Plans have resulted in tens of millions of dollars being allocated to improving water infrastructure, to major amenities in our CBDs, and to serious upgrades in environmental protection. And currently…
Tom Belford01 December 2018
For those on the coalface of health, it’s no news that the way we deliver healthcare has to change. The unsustainability of our current approach is manifestly evident. When I speak with nurses from the hospital’s emergency department, they describe…
Bridget Freeman-Rock01 December 2018
Smartwatches are becoming an increasingly valuable tool in the arena of sport performance, health, and fitness. The ‘wearable device’ market is big business. According to International Data Corporation this market will grow by 15% in 2018, with 132.9 million units…
Sarah Cates01 October 2018
I ask Facebook. It seems people on Facebook are okay sharing the inner workings of their brains, their good days, their bad days. I post: “I’m looking for people who have experience with antidepressants and/or counselling, specifically, people who function…
Jess Soutar Barron01 August 2018
“In my opinion New Zealanders live in some of the worst housing in the Western World!” asserts Dave Stapleton from NZ House Surveys, an incidental observer of unhealthy homes in Hawke’s Bay. Dave’s work brings him to the front line…
Sarah Cates01 August 2018
Driven by the forces of technology, science, lifestyle, behaviour, necessity, and economics, the evolution of new foods, food fads and dietary trends will never end. Many of us have sampled, savoured or snubbed a diverse medley of trends, ranging from…
Sarah Cates01 June 2018
At the first White House Conference on Aging in 1961 Robert Kennedy said, “We have added years to life; it is time we added life to years”. Some would say increased longevity is the success story of our time. In…
Sarah Cates01 May 2018
The friendly lady, probably in her early sixties, noticed the look of concern. Covered in countless small lesions, she turned to me and said “Don’t be alarmed, it’s a treatment for skin cancer. Growing up I spent a lot of…
Sarah Cates29 January 2018
