Government planning to use AI for next New Year’s Honours
Photo: RNZ The government is planning to use generative AI to help draft the next New Year’s Honours…
Get your finances sorted in 2026: Get rid of debt
Experts advise that working out exactly how much you owe is the best starting point. Photo: Unsplash/ Rupixen…
Government boosts mental health funding to support prevention, early intervention
Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey. Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii Four organisations are set to receive more funding…
Five things to do if you’re retiring in 2026
There are a number of questions that people who are looking to retire should ask themselves. Photo: RNZ…
Steroid use is ‘exploding’ in Australia – but there are no clinical guidelines on how to quit
By Charmayne Allison, ABC News Long-term steroid use can lead to cardiovascular issues, poor liver function, kidney failure…
Parking hard to find as Boxing Day sales begin
Shoppers at Sylvia Park, Auckland, on Boxing Day 2025. Photo: Ke-Xin Li / RNZ Bargain hunters have started…
Doctors delay surgery for patients on GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic over increased risk of pulmonary aspiration
By Stephanie Dalzell, ABC President of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists says the drugs slowed…
We need to get back to smaller portions, health professor says
Photo: Unsplash Some food outlets have been supersizing portion sizes and it would be good to go back…
Dumbphones in demand as parents fight social media access
Despite the ban on cell phone use at school, some children have found work arounds. Photo: 123RF Some…
Government launches ‘one-stop shop’ app
Minister for Digitising Government Judith Collins. Photo: Nick Monro The minister in charge of a new government app…
Why you might be on track to have more in KiwiSaver than you think
You might be on track to save more than expected in your KiwiSaver. Photo: RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King…
Bumper kākāpō breeding season expected
The summer season is expected to bring a record number of kākāpō chicks, according to conservation scientists. The…