Health
Can a psychedelic-induced experience improve your mental health?
Carefully supervised therapy sessions with drugs can help alleviate depression, anxiety and addiction, studies suggest.
$58m in redundancy payouts a 'disgraceful waste of money', union says
The bill for payouts to non-clinical staff will "costs on our health system for years to come", the PSA says.
Weather anxiety increases following recent storms
Nine local states of emergency have been declared so far in 2026, that's already more than were declared in all of 2025 and 2024. Repeated weather events and wider concerns about climate change can… Audio
'Very high' demand sees 235 nurses begin advanced training through new scholarship
It's more than double the number of primary care nurses the government had originally committed to funding.
Mounjaro approved by Medsafe
Medsafe has quietly approved another weight loss drug, Mounjaro, which is now available by prescription in some New Zealand pharmacies. Obesity doctor, Dr Chaey Leem spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Advocates for homeless oppose new move-on orders
Advocates for the homeless say proposed new police powers to move on rough sleepers will do nothing to tackle the issue. Auckland City Missioner Helen Robinson spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
The Rotary Club-funded counselling service for students
Schools say a scheme that pays for counselling for students within 24 hours is making a huge difference. Education correspondent John Gerritsen reports. Audio
What is burnout? And do you have it?
Marlon Williams is going to take a break "for a wee while". Do you need to do the same? What if you can't afford to?
'It was a no-brainer': Scheme paying for counselling within 24hrs making a difference
The programme called Lifting the Lid runs in several parts of the country and started in Wellington in 2022.
Uni ordered to return student's $8000 fees after she failed a paper
The student failed a paper she needed to get into a higher doctoral course.
What have we been getting wrong around exercise?
Doctors and psychologists have proposed a shakeup to the way we think about longstanding recommendations around exercise. Audio
Government announces homeless move-on orders - for all town centres
Police can move on rough sleepers or people displaying disorderly behaviour as young as 14-years-old.
'Going to help us to deliver better outcomes': Life Flight's new aeromedical airbase opens
The Hamilton hanger is the upper North Island base for two of Life Flight's air ambulance planes.
Nurses and senior doctors' bargaining stretches into second year
Health New Zealand says in 2025, three offers were made to senior doctors and two to nurses, which were all declined.
Surge in work-related concussions at Oranga Tamariki 'deeply concerning'
Figures reveal the number of head injuries suffered by Oranga Tamariki staff while at work has increased 80 percent in five years.
Salami brand recalled after concerns over food safety controls
Three Zaroa NZ-branded products are being recalled after being produced without the required food safety control and oversight.
Dr Hilary Cass: Puberty blockers
The four-year Cass Review, carried out for NHS England recommends limiting the use of puberty blockers to research settings for children and adolescents being treated for gender incongruence or… Audio
Whooping cough under control in Vanuatu - health ministry
Vanuatu Ministry of Health says an outbreak of whooping cough in the country is now under control. Audio
NCDs trapping families in poverty - Pacific health expert
A senior Pacific health lecturer says non-communicable diseases, or NCDs, can trap families in cycles of poverty. Audio
Medical tourist fights for compensation, claims surgery destroyed stomach
A Manawatū woman is just days away from a full stomach reconstruction five months after a weight-loss operation in Turkey went wrong. Audio
