A year ago we reported on Year 1 of our targeted 2024-2026 weed management programme. This programme supported our ecological restoration journey at 89 Wharf Road, and was backed by Waikato Regional Council’s Environmental Initiatives Fund (EIF). Today, as we complete the second and final year of this stage, we are thrilled to share some of the most recent outcomes. The Northern Coromandel Peninsula is home to rare native flora and fauna, including threatened taonga such as

For someone in an urban area, a visit to the GP can take an hour out of a working day. Appointments can be booked online and are generally available at short notice, with alternative providers accessible if the regular doctor is not. Attending an appointment between work commitments is, for most people, manageable. This is what ready access to health care looks like. For someone in the Northern Coromandel, that same GP visit can take an entire day. Depending on their location

New Zealand’s rural communities continue to face an old problem—one that has outgrown the workarounds. The 2023/24 NZ Health Survey found that visits to GPs continue their downward trend nationally. Emergency department attendance has risen from 15.0 to 17.8 percent of adults in just one year. This shift—from managed primary care to unplanned acute care—carries direct cost implications because these two settings are not equivalent in price. For rural communities, the gap is e