Depression

Neighbours, friends and strangers took to the boards recently in Whangamomona for a 24-hour shearathon to raise money for suicide prevention. Michael Herlihy, a talented shearer and the youngest of… Audio, Gallery

New Zealand Rugby has launched a new website called called Headfirst, featuring rugby players past and present giving advice on how to deal with mental illness - not just for sufferers, but for their… Audio

Dr Neha Sangwan is a physician and international speaker who teaches people how to deal with stress by reading their own body signals and communicating better. Audio

Pre and post-natal depression is commonly associated with Mums, which means Dads tend to occupy a more invisable space. New research from Auckland University's Centre for Longitudinal Research on more… Audio

A new study has found thousands of airline passengers are being flown by depressed and suicidal pilots. Findings from an anonymous global survey of 1848 commercial airline pilots from more than 50… Audio

Kathryn Ryan talks with former rugby league player Sione Faumuina about his chequered past, and his desire to help the current generation of players avoid the same pitfalls Audio

Research indicates about 15% of mothers suffer from this serious health issue, but it often go undetected and untreated, says investigative journalist Alison McCulloch. She's just published a large… Audio

The rural well-being programme Farmstrong is proving a hit with farmers. More than a thousand people are visiting its website each week. Audio

Kathryn Ryan speaks to Alex Korb, a neuroscientist at the University of California about his book The Upward Spiral: Using Neuroscience to Reverse the Course of Depression, One Small Change at at… Audio

Bruce Springsteen has talked about suffering from depression but is there still stigma attached to those who aren't famous who are also afflicted? Audio

DBLDBL introduces his song 'I Did My Best'. Audio

Kim Hill talks to Mohamed Hassan, an Auckland journalist for RNZ, and co-founder of Waxed Poetic Revival, a member of the South Auckland Poets Collective, and the 2015 National Poetry Slam Champion… Audio

Neuroscientist Donna Rose Addis on the study which says the ability to think about the future is significantly impaired during depression, and it is linked to changes in the brain. Audio

India has one of the highest rates of depression in the world and for men within the age of 15 to 29 the suicide rate is very high. The Indian community in New Zealand is also deeply affected but an… Video, Audio, Gallery

In part three of this series, Ezekiel Raui, Rongomaitawhiri Ah-Ching and Mauriora Tawaroa Takiari are three young people who each balance University Study and their work in suicide prevention. Audio

Kim Hill talks to Wilko Johnson founder of British rock band Dr Feelgood, and recent collaborator with Roger Daltrey. He writes about his life, and diagnosis of what appeared to be terminal pancreatic… Audio