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Browse the latest news and stories from across the Pinnacle group.

We feature stories on service and workforce innovation as well as highlights from our practices across the network.

The ripple effect: six family members are kicking the smoking habit once and for all

Waikato Mum Sharnay smoked up to 20 cigarettes a day since she was 14 years old – it had been a decade.

NZ Herald Local Focus checks out Once and For All quit smoking programme

We invited video journalist Hunter Calder to spend some time with quit coach Cassino Smith to find out how our Once and For All programme is helping

Major mission for Otorohanga Medical nurses

Otorohanga Medical Centre nurses are on a mission to find out why local women are declining to have regular cervical smear tests.

Second pregnancy compels Waikato mum to quit smoking, Once and For All

Hamilton-based pregnant mum Dayna Allen, 25, inhaled her first puff of smoke ten years ago as a curious 15-year-old, barely old enough to drive a car.

Kiwi pioneering spirit running high at Taupō Medical Centre

Taupō Medical Centre is a place where innovation has truly become the norm.

Finally smokefree after nearly five decades

Te Huia Hapimana comes from a long line of smokers. His parents and seven older siblings all smoked, leading him to pick up his first cigarette at just 14 years old.