DOH reports rise in mental health calls during holidays
THE Department of Health (DOH) reported on Sunday that the National Center for Mental Health (NCMH) hotline received…
Türkiye has completed feasibility, design work for space port in Somalia: Minister
Wednesday December 31, 2025 Türkiye has completed the necessary feasibility and design work for a space port it…
India’s domination of global rice trade stokes looming water crisis
Rice has become key agricultural export for India, but at great costRice farming depletes groundwater in already water-stressed…
9 Sensitising Sexual Wellness Treatments & Products To Try In 2026
Struggling to get the fire lit? These sexual wellness treatments will bring the heat back to the bedroom.…
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…
Weight loss drugs in New Zealand: Benefits and risks of GLP-1s explained
All medicines have side effects, says Professor Rhiannon Braund, head of the University of Waikato’s school of pharmacy…
Eurasian Leaders to Hold Talks in Russia
Islam Times – Leaders from Eurasia are set to gather in Russia’s St. Petersburg over the next two…
‘Devastating in all ways’: Sand dune ecosystems on Tokerau Beach being destroyed by vehicles
“We’re seeing motorised vehicles destroying our dunes, really. They’re being driven all through our dune ecosystems on our…
Online gambling: Overseas gambling website Leo Vegas told to stop advertising in New Zealand
Jackpot City, licensed in Alderney in the Channel Islands, received a notice in November 2023. 20Bet, licensed in…
Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, mobile transfers: How customers make payments in Oman
Following the launch of guidelines for card tokenisation in 2023, international and local payment applications like Samsung Pay…
Gluten-free movement gains ground in Oman
 When British expatriate Melanie discovered that she developed an intolerance to gluten; she remembers feeling “overwhelmed, isolated…
Do rate rises in response to the OCR cut suggest the Reserve Bank bungled its comms and slowed the economy recovery?
One expert the Herald spoke to was worried that the Reserve Bank strongly suggesting it was at the…