GPs can soon prescribe ADHD medication. Will it fix the problem, or shift the burden?
Until now it’s been the domain of psychiatrists and psychologists only, but from February 1, GPs can diagnose…
Help Me Hera: Should I move home to New Zealand?
I want to come back, but it seems like the economy is a sinking ship. Want Hera’s help?…
Doing more with what we already have: a challenge to the abundance agenda
Changing the times at which we use electricity could save $3bn and have immediate environmental benefits, according to…
Was Auckland’s new convention centre worth the wait?
After a controversial government deal, a huge fire, legal action and a construction process that can only be…
Society Insider: Auckland’s new luxury car social media star; Chelsea Winstanley’s glamorous Art Gallery fundraiser
Her guests so far have included UFC star Dan Hooker, Auckland FC player Lachlan Brook, restaurateur and influencer…
Why Wellington’s Gordon Wilson flats won’t go down until 2027
Chris Bishop was planning to have swung into the decrepit building via wrecking ball by now. What’s the…
Feminist self-defence network in fight for survival
With government funding drying up and their last staff member forced to resign, the future of Aotearoa’s only…
Ending duty-free tobacco sales would be good for health – and health budgets
Cheap duty-free sales of tobacco products not only deprive the public purse of millions of dollars, they undermine…
Pacific profiles: Tōtara Hospice and the importance of culturally relevant care
The Pacific profiles series shines a light on Pacific people in Aotearoa doing interesting and important work in…
The cost of being: A small-town teacher whose savings ‘find a way of disappearing’
As part of our series exploring how New Zealanders live and our relationship with money, a deputy headmaster in…
More young adults, teens in Singapore being diagnosed with cancer
January 27, 2026 SINGAPORE – In January 2024, Mr Joshua Lee began experiencing abdominal pains, which he brushed…
Worst seats in the house at Christchurch’s Court Theatre? Apparently, there’s a lot of them
Court Theatre audience members as well as people working on shows say in some seats you can’t see…