Teen mental health crisis: Youthline and schools warn of rising distress
What has our teens in such a bad way? Youthline says their calls are varied, but themes of…
Gisborne elderly and solo parents fear higher costs under social housing reforms
“The elderly suffer enough, and especially for low-income families and everything like that … you’ve got to fight…
3 simple ways to reduce your body’s exposure to plastic chemicals
These kinds of chemicals can leach out from plastics and migrate into our food and personal products, eventually…
Skinny phone call ads: Why the telco tried a ‘dystopian’ campaign
“Some people were like, ‘oh this is the beginning of the end, this is late-stage capitalism, this is…
Being Indo-Fijian Kiwi: I’ve lived in NZ most of my life. I feel like I still don’t belong
Because of this, I thought Britain might be closer to being my motherland than India. I thought that…
Government launches free mental health toolkit for small businesses
“The business mental health toolkit, it actually says, ‘hey, there are available free resources today that you can…
“Mum, how do you feel about the movie I made about us?” Chelsie Preston Crayford and Gaylene Preston’s heart-to-heart
For her feature-directing and writing debut Chelsie Preston Crayford has kept things close to home. Kind of. Caterpillar,…
Director of new Māori Battalion movie didn’t feel worthy of his hero’s story
Chhoubi told Kahi he was the grandson of a man Manahi and his men had protected, then rescued,…
The supermarket swaps that actually save money – and the ones that don’t
There’s also the convenience factor: pre-chopped, ready to use and portionable. Unless you’re using fresh vegetables quickly and…
More Americans are millionaires, but they don’t feel rich
Or put another way, US$2.1m today is equivalent to what US$1m was about 30 years ago – which…
Fuel spike from Iran war hits New Zealand hospitality and retail as Kiwis cut spending
Hospitality New Zealand head of advocacy Sam MacKinnon said the industry had started the year with a sense…
Cruise control: Top Gun 3 officially in the works
Cruise was not present at the presentation, but did narrate a film used to open the event, which…