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Do hospitals have to be ugly? The history of our health design
They are some of the largest and most prominent buildings in our cities and towns. Places we are all are likely to spend significant time, as family and patients, weak or upset,. So why are hospitals… Audio
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How smells can help us detect disease
Clues as to whether we are developing serious illnesses could be right under our noses. Audio
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Wellington campus sausage sizzle serves free condoms and safe sex message
Adulttoymegastore joined Vic Uni students to serve up bangers and 600 condoms to highlight rising STI rates. Audio
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Warning NZ is unprepared for doubling of dementia patients
About 83,000 people live with dementia and that is estimated to double in the next 25 years.
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Real Estate agents fined after selling house couple 'can't even live in'
Waikato buyers are living in a caravan after agents failed to disclose asbestos risks and fake driveway access, leaving them with an uninsurable house.
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Thousands protest against pay equity changes
Protestors have gathered at rallies around the country to speak out against changes to pay equity laws.
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Relief for neighbours as demolition begins on mouldy, abandoned home
The large, 1980s-era home in Wellington had been decaying for years, bringing a strong smell to the area.
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ERA intervention could break doctors' pay deadlock, legal expert says
With doctors poised to strike, arbitration could be the circuit-breaker needed to end the impasse. Audio
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Continued delays in children’s dental care
The New Zealand Dental Association says that while there is a decrease in the number of children who are overdue for their annual check-up, the numbers are still far higher than before covid. Audio
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How your dirty license plate could help climate science
What if the insects that end up splattered on your car could actually help scientists study climate change? Dr Richard O'Rorke and Dr Aimee van der Reis join Emile Donovan to explain. Audio
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Auckland community fights new bottle shop
A South Auckland community has pleaded with a licensing board not to approve the opening of a new bottle shop in their neighbourhood.
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KiwiSaver less of a retirement fund, more of a 'life saver' for cancer patients
Robert Moffitt was forced to cash up his KiwiSaver to fund $220,000 treatment for his blood cancer. Audio
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NZ research institute in final stage of cutting edge
A leading New Zealand research institute is passing the hat to fund the final stages of a clinical trial into a cutting edge treatment for blood cancers. The Malaghan Institute is currently doing… Audio
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Cancer patients forced to cash in KiwiSaver to fund treatments
KiwiSaver is becoming less of a retirement fund, and more of a life saver for some cancer patients forced to use it to pay for treatments not funded or not available here. Robert Moffitt was diagnosed… Audio
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Health Minister confident Dunedin Hospital rebuild is back on track
CPB Contractors will lead the $1.6b project, with measures to ensure deadlines and budgets are met.
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More Māori nurses are needed, NZ Nurses Organisation says
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation said the number of nurses working for iwi and Māori providers would need to rise to keep up with the projected Māori population growth.
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Does ASMR really help with anxiety?
Experiencing an involuntary physiological response to a sound helps some people feel a sense of "psychological stability".
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National Iwi Chairs Forum and unions announce day of solidarity
The day, Rā Whakamana, is aimed to "reaffirm the tino rangatiratanga of Tangata Whenua and protect the rights and wellbeing of all workers".
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Senior doctors shrug off Health NZ's bid to force settlement
The union says a forced settlement will only make doctors "more angry" ahead of the planned 48-hour strike. Audio
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How kings, queens and Churchill's ghost worked their magic on Trump
Analysis: Britain gave the US President a welcome fit for the king he often pretends to be.
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Health NZ ups the ante on stoush with senior doctors
Health NZ will have to prove the senior doctors' union has "breached good faith" in order for the ERA to overrule the bargaining process. Audio
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Hamas warns Gaza City offensive ends hope for hostage return
Israel has lost any chance of getting its hostages out of the territory - dead or alive - Hamas now says.
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Woolworths charged over rat infestation at Dunedin supermarket
The company is accused of failing to properly deal with the rats.
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Anti-corruption watchdog warns against 'stay orders' for jailed MPs
Transparency International Vanuatu says all political leaders who are convicted and jailed should not be released on "stay orders" that allow early release.
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Kiwifruit woos wealthy foreigners with new fund
Lucrative SunGold kiwifruit may hold the key to unlocking New Zealand residency for wealthy foreigners through the "golden visa".
