Christopher Hill, Director Shine Family Violence Education, awarded Te Whatu Ora in Whanganui the DVFREE tick yesterday.

  Friday 1 July saw the official disbandment of District Health Boards across the motu with the announcement of the new healthcare system names accompanied by dawn blessings and karakia.

This week we introduce you to another member of the COVID-19 team who works alongside the WDHD in our rohe. Nicola Metcalfe, IMAC - The Immunisation Advisory Centre. 

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Health workers got a treat when Whanganui MP Steph Lewis turned up for her second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

“Coming to a street or park near you” – that’s the message from the Whanganui COVID-19 vaccination team as it ramps up plans for mobile delivery of the vaccine.

Drive-through clinics have now become a strong focus for the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccination programme in Whanganui.

On average, one person with cancer is identified each month by the Whanganui bowel screening programme.

Three men from Auckland were arrested in Ohakune on 16 September after travelling to Turoa Ski Field.

The Whanganui region’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout passed a significant milestone -- its' halfway point -- on Tuesday 7 September.

Vaccination team take it to the river as homeless site is set up.

The dangers of drinking alcohol while pregnant are being highlighted by health services this month.

Tributes have flooded in from past colleagues of former nurse and stalwart of the community Ailsa Stewart QSO, who died on 25 August.

On Wednesday 25 August, all New Zealanders aged 30-plus became eligible for the Pfizer vaccine, and Whanganui’s MP was among the first to take advantage of the opportunity to help protect Aotearoa.

With Whanganui now at Alert Level 4 until Friday 27 August, primary care facilities at Whanganui Hospital are changing the way that patients are seen, including the location of patients waiting for appointments.

An unfortunate mix-up with bookings at a Raetihi vaccination clinic on Monday 23 August meant some people missed out.

Whanganui District Health Board chief executive Russell Simpson is backing today’s Cabinet decision to extend the Alert Level 4 lockdown to midnight on Tuesday, 24 August.

After a pause on 18 August to make preparations for operating at Alert Level 4, the vaccine rollout was back at Te Rito, Aramoho Health Centre and Taihape Hospital.

Whanganui Hospital is now operating under Alert Level 4 conditions following community cases of the COVID-19 Delta variant in Auckland.

A week-long COVID-19 vaccination clinic got under way on Monday 16 August with the focus very much on the Pasifika community.

Joining the more than 400 people enjoying the costumes and colour of Whanganui's Multicultural Festival was the team promoting the COVID-19 vaccine programme.

As COVID-19 vaccinations ramp up to record levels in the Whanganui rohe, Living Waters Medical in Castlecliff has joined the programme to protect the community against the deadly virus.

Known as “the silent epidemic”, hepatitis C infects around 1000 people in New Zealand each year, with about 200 dying from the virus, but Whanganui DHB aims to do something about those grim statistics.

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), the contagious illness which affects young children, is affecting whānau all over New Zealand, but simple hygiene such as keeping children at home and washing hands can help stop the virus from spreading.

Registered nurse Brian Elliott has retired three times; Julie Blair, with an extensive district nursing background, was planning to retire last March … but now they are busy working as a crucial component in the biggest vaccination programme in Whanganui’s history.

It was just the right moment that led Ned Tapa to quit cigarettes after being a smoker for 45 years.

Dry July should be a little easier this year with the help of a few of the lads from Whanganui District Health Board.

The Whanganui region’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign has now pushed into Group 3 of the population, with more than 16,000 doses delivered.

Forty-five children, some with significant barriers to overcome, got the chance to mix with their peers and try out a variety of sporting activities at an AccessAbility event at Springvale Stadium on Wednesday, 9 June 2021.

A large COVID-19 vaccination centre opened in Whanganui city centre on Tuesday 2 June. Named Te Rito, the Whanganui Wellness and Vaccination Centre is in the former Warehouse Stationery store in lower Victoria Avenue.