Latest from TCN - Rural Health

'A good thing to do': Matt Chisholm's nationwide mental health tour

The TV presenter will visit rural halls on the Rural Support Trust's Time Out Tour.

Great Minds: A journey out of 'darkest, saddest place'

"The mind is a powerful beast."

New Zealand is not as rural as we think

Only 2 per cent of New Zealand's population are farmers, rural study finds.

South Otago farmers say past summer one of the driest

Conserve-water notices & fire bans were a continual feature in the district this summer.

The heartland Kiwi town where 22 per cent have tested positive

Ngāti Porou leaders and health providers are tackling Covid-19 head-on in their region.

Rural hospitals 'potentially in jeopardy' - health expert

Danger of rural hospitals and GP services being compromised by a centralised system.

'As soon as possible': Mayors urge officials to reopen rural hospitals

Hospitals in Oxford, Waikari, Darfield and Ellesmere have been closed.

'Big problems on little shoulders': How Sir John Kirwan is tackling mental health through primary schools

The All Black legend wants mental health to be a school subject like reading or maths.

Bruce Cotterill: Guys, we need to talk — about you

Men aren't great talkers about things that matter and that's not good for their health.

Southern farmgate vaccination tour hits the road

"We're best in the country at a lot of things. Let's be best at being vaccinated."

Meet Frieda, the prostate cancer-detecting dog

Frieda can detect prostate cancer samples in saline at a ratio as low as 5 per cent.

Ōtaki GP already 'lost to Canada' in spite of new one-off residency pathway announced last month

The rural GP left NZ in June after struggling for a year to make headway on residency.

Primary sector supports vaccination rollout

"Nothing more important than the health of your family, your staff and their families."

Expert Q&A: Covid's challenges for rural NZ

The challenges facing heartland New Zealand including farmers and rural Māori communities.

Company creates suicide prevention programme after worker's death

'It's made a huge difference to our workplace culture by normalising these conversations.'

Young migrant GP who quit New Zealand could return under new one-off residency pathway

Dr Harding Richards left New Zealand in June after a year in the stalled residency queue.

New short film opens conversation about male vulnerability in rural NZ

Pet Day by Ruby Harris was filmed in the Hokianga and inspired by her rural upbringing.

Emails reveal residency pleas of rural GP, while convicted criminals granted stay

A rural community is feeling the loss of a young GP, who left after residency delays.