Health
Energy drinks banned at Wellington school
A Wellington school is banning highly caffeinated energy drinks from next term, after a spike in the number of students going to the sick bay after drinking them. Audio
Police delay roll out of mental health changes again
Police have pushed out the starting date for phase two of the police reduction of support to mental health events even further, after advice from a governance group for the programme.
Wellington boys school bans energy drinks
A Wellington boys school is banning highly caffeinated energy drinks from next term after a spike in students going to the sick bay after drinking them. A post on the Saint Patrick's College website… Audio
Cryptosporidiosis cases linked to Wellington pools double over two weeks
The majority of cases were from the Hutt Valley, mostly people who used a pool, or had contact with someone who used a pool.
Six ideas NZ could borrow from Australia to cut smoking rates
New Zealand seems unlikely to achieve its goal to reduce smoking to 5% of the population or less.
Colonoscopy wait times increase as fewer procedures funded
Health New Zealand data shows the number of publicly-funded colonoscopies dropped by more than 7 percent. Audio
Wait times for colonoscopies increase
Wait times for urgent, non-urgent and surveillance colonoscopies all grew last year after Health New Zealand failed to keep up with demand. Ruth Hill reports. Audio
Hundreds more health workers being assaulted at work
Fifteen out of 19 health districts have seen increases in assaults on staff, according to Health New Zealand. Audio
Mum traumatised by birthing staff's failure to adhere to tikanga
A mother birthed her baby into chaos after staff at a South Island hospital dismissed cultural wishes.
Spike in assaults against health workers: Data
Hundreds more health workers were assaulted at work last year, according to Health New Zealand data, with Auckland central and Waikato districts seeing the biggest spikes. Reporter Lucy Xia has more. Audio
Rising weekly fees put retirement village residents under pressure
Some can't move, even if they need to, association says
Taranaki Maori unhappy with Treaty Principles Bill
Taranaki LDR reporter Craig Ashworth hasn't been 100% over the past couple of years, and he's got big-ups for health workers. Audio
Free Fitness
Have your New Year's resolutions to get fit fallen over? Sometimes we put off going to the gym just because we don't want to go. But sometimes it's the cost. Katy Gosset talks to a personal trainer… Audio
Fluoride with Sir Peter Gluckman
Sir Peter Gluckman served as the chief science advisor to three Prime Ministers, from 2009 to 2018. He is the managing trustee of thinktank Koi Tū the Centre for Informed Futures, which has just been… Audio
Medicinal cannabis users worried about new drug-driving rules
The law allows police to do random roadside tests and ban drivers for 12 hours. Audio
Research on effects of vaping on NZ youth causing concern
We need to know before it's too late, that's the message from researchers working to find out the long-term health effects of vaping on New Zealand's young people, who are nearly three times more… Audio
NZ needs to decide whether to fix pot holes or save lives - GP
Tairawhiti doctors are warning some Gisborne Hospital services are on the brink of collapse and without an influx of doctors in the next four weeks could be forced to shut down. Last week, the head of… Audio
Medicinal cannabis user worried about new drug-driving laws
A survivor of abuse in state care is worried new drug-driving laws mean he could be banned from taking the wheel due to his use of medicinal cannabis. Toni Jarvis says he uses prescribed products to… Audio
Failed lip flip leaves woman with smile she hates
The Health and Disability Commissioner says a doctor and nurse at a beauty clinic didn't act quickly enough when symptoms arose indicating blood supply was cut off.
How to build houses with dementia in mind
Dementia affects tens of thousands of New Zealanders and often means they have to leave their homes and move into residential care. Audio
