Shop sales of tobacco challenged
An Auckland academic says smoking rates in New Zealand would plummet if tobacco products could not be displayed at shops.
Health
Communication faulted
Some Southland District Health Board members yesterday criticised board communication over the proposed changes to services for the elderly, saying it had caused unnecessary anxiety.
Remove tobacco from shops, says academic
An Auckland academic says smoking rates in New Zealand would plummet if tobacco products could not be displayed at shops.
Tobacco company defends retail display rule
Amid a barrage of Maori people calling for tough controls and the eventual banning of smoking, a tobacco company today asked for current sale display rules to remain the same.
Books for prisoners
Land sale an option for board
The Southland District Health Board could sell land at the Lakes District Hospital site in Frankton to finance its redevelopment plans, board chief executive Brian Rousseau said yesterday.
Decision today on cancer drugs trial
The Southland District Health Board will today be asked to support the proposed pilot scheme which would give some public-hospital cancer patients the option of paying for extra drugs.
Telephone interviews for some
Some elderly people will still have telephone interviews under the Otago and Southland District Health Boards' revised plan to introduce cuts to housework assistance.
Ryall accepts DHBs need time to balance books
Health Minister Tony Ryall accepts that delaying cuts to housework help to some elderly people in Otago and Southland will mean the district health boards will take longer to balance their books.
Life Synergy Expo bubbles to the fore
Millbrook Resort near Arrowtown sets the scene for Queenstown's largest Life Synergy Expo on Sunday.