Local Democracy Reporting

Members of the disabled community in Gisborne set up a meeting with GDC last Thursday to share the Whaikaha Community Led Recovery Plan and address the Gisborne Disability strategy being 10 years out of date

Nitrates in Carterton’s drinking water have been flagged as an emerging risk by the council in its Long-Term Plan [LTP] document

Supporting mums and babies in the Hurunui district is the realisation of a dream for a Kaikōura social services provider

A “confidential settlement” has brought an end to a lengthy legal dispute over Wairarapa’s defective hospital

A jump in rural doctor trainee numbers on the West Coast is expected to create one of the "largest cohorts of training doctors" in the region this year

Health NZ West Coast says it intends to restore Reefton's health services, including a fulltime resident GP and reopening the Ziman House aged care wing

Rural healthcare needs urgent attention from the incoming Government, says Hurunui Mayor Marie Black