Health

Survivors doubt mental health system can step up

People who have suffered acute mental breakdowns fear the health system will not be ready to fill the gap when police withdraw from crisis callouts. Health... Read More

Survivors doubt mental health system can step up

People who have suffered acute mental breakdowns fear the health system will not be ready to fill the gap when police withdraw from crisis callouts. Health... Read More

Post surgery: One in 10 still using opioids

Almost one in 10 people continue to use opioids three months after surgery new research shows, posing a risk of addiction due to misuse. Conducted by the... Read More

Over 5000 pandemic stories to Covid-19 inquiry

With one week of public submissions still to go, over 5000 stories of the pandemic have been shared so far with the Covid-19 Inquiry, says Inquiry Chair Professor... Read More

All the better for seeing with AI

Artificial intelligence could help to advance how we monitor eye health by providing sharper images and reducing the need for costly examinations. Te Whare... Read More

How cancer survivor rates compare to Australia

About 1000 people who die of cancer every year in New Zealand would have survived if they lived in Australia. That is the stark conclusion of Auckland University... Read More

Too sick to enrol? Woman struggles to find GP

A chronically-ill Rotorua woman suspects some GPs are reluctant to enrol her because she needs a lot of care, as new research shows under-funding is forcing... Read More

Allergic woman trapped in home as wasps swarm

A Rotorua woman says she is forced to shut herself inside her home as "millions" of wasps from a neighbouring property swarm around her house. Lynne Coutts... Read More

Black market for vapes emerges in schools

A black market for vapes has sprung up in schools, while toddlers are getting their hands on their older siblings' vapes. These are just some of the shocking... Read More

Recovering from Gabrielle with rongoā Māori

Teena Te Maro remembers arriving in Gisborne following the devastation of Cyclone Gabrielle last year and feeling the mamae (pain) of the region. The experienced... Read More

Cocaine use doubles in NZ - report

Cocaine consumption in New Zealand has almost doubled - although use is still very low - a new report has found. The Drug Foundation's latest study uses... Read More

North Islanders eat most greens in NZ

The 5+ A Day Charitable Trust have partnered with Vegetables.co.nz to launch an exciting new initiative encouraging whānau in the Upper North Island to Add... Read More