Noisy little blue penguins nest under Coromandel home, leaving couple at wit’s end
Imagine sharing your home with noisy flatmates who party throughout the night and then move into your bedroom.…
Codeine stocks in short supply
Photo: RNZ /Dom Thomas Stocks of the prescription-only painkiller codeine are in short supply due to shipping delays.…
Mike King steps down as chief executive of mental health charity I Am Hope Foundation
Mike King is stepping down as chief executive of the mental health charity I Am Hope Foundation but…
Internal Affairs tells gambling website 20Bet to stop targeting New Zealanders
The offshore gambling website has been targeting New Zealanders with paid ads promoting online pokies and sports betting.…
How a rural bootcamp is boosting mental health
Car headlights cut through the darkness of an early morning bootcamp. Photo: Ke-Xin Li It’s 6am in Pukehina…
Former boxing champion Sean Sullivan reprimanded for false repossession bid
Former champion boxer Sean Sullivan has been found guilty of misconduct and gross negligence by the Private Security…
New Zealand at risk of running out of some medicines if global catastrophe strikes – study
The study looked at 10 medicines including aspirin, amoxicillin and prednisone. File picture. Photo: 123RF New Zealand is…
Lifeline to cut operations if funding shortfall not plugged
Photo: 123RF A mental health support service says it will have to reduce its operations if it cannot…
Wegovy an instant hit among both patients and doctors – but with a warning
Wegovy is currently the only GLP-1 receptor agonist approved and available in New Zealand specifically for weight loss.…
Mental health professionals welcome $61 million funding boost
Photo: 123 RF Mental health professionals at an Auckland Conference are hopeful a funding boost of more than…
Mental health services fragmented, inaccessible – report
Karen Orsborn, Chief Executive of Te Hiringa Mahara Photo: Supplied The Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission is calling…
Mental health minister says it’s on Health NZ to fund recovery centre on the brink of closure
Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii The Mental Health Minister says it’s up to Health New Zealand to decide…