Specialist mental health team excluded from decisions on shared prison cells for mentally ill prisoners
Rob Fitzpatrick died at Auckland’s Mt Eden Corrections Facility. Photo / Annaleise Shortland. The review investigated the circumstances…
Easy swaps to avoid ultra-processed foods for breakfast, lunch and dinner
Ultra-processed foods have been linked to a range of poor health outcomes, from diabetes to obesity and heart…
Why ultra-processed food might not be as bad as we’re told – The Little Things
“Processing does have a really important purpose and it does enable us to also consume food that is…
TikTok’s mental health ‘rabbit hole’? It’s not in your head
She’s not imagining it. TikTok’s algorithm favours mental health content over many other topics, including politics, cats and…
New Apple Watch feature addresses hypertension – ‘the silent killer’
The tests take place in the background – you don’t notice them – over a month. Using data…
Starved of motion? Why our kids need a ‘movement diet’
Nicky Pellegrino Health writer·New Zealand Listener· 29 Oct, 2025 05:01 PM4 mins to read Subscribe to listenAccess to…
Study builds on genetic research into cannabis use, as policymakers grapple with drug’s popularity
“By studying the biological underpinnings of why someone may use cannabis to then lead to disorder, this will…
Weight-loss medications in NZ: What we’re missing out on, according to a dietitian and a nutritionist
Henderson says that while New Zealand doesn’t yet have strong data on just how popular they’ve become here,…
Stray Bullet Causes Spectrum Internet Outage in Dallas According to Spokesperson
Spectrum Internet Customers Experience Unexpected Outage in North Texas In an unexpected turn of events, Spectrum internet users…
Female-led start-ups got just 2.9% of venture capital funding in 2024
“These are appallingly low figures, but what makes them worse is the disparity. One in 10 venture capital…
Northlanders urged to talk money for better financial literacy
Carr, from Your Money Blueprint in Waipu, said financial education was “more important than ever”. The high cost…
Fibre: How much you really need in a day and how to get it, according to a nutritionist
“It still feeds a part of our body – it feeds our microbes and our large intestines,” she…