Health
Fishing good for your mental health - NZ study
Fish and Game New Zealand and University of Otago researchers surveyed one thousand nine hundred Kiwi anglers and found they were 52 percent less likely to report psychological distress or thoughts of… Audio
Boil water notice remains in place for Rototuna water supply
Infants and elderly people, anyone with a severely compromised immune systems or who is pregnant may be at increased risk, the council says.
New provider takes over South Island needle exchange service
New-look needle exchange services have been rolled out across the South Island this week with a new provider.
Mental Health Awareness Week targets wellbeing
The minister for mental health is encouraging people to reach out to others as well as trying the five wellbeing themes during the awareness week.
Seymour pushing for more medicine funding
The Associate Health Minister has revealed he is pushing for hundreds of millions of dollars in additional drug funding in next year's Budget. Audio
Government wants to increase natural pharmaceutical exports
It's announced a $42.8 million funding boost to go towards a 'Biodiscovery Platform'.
Where free bowel-cancer screening age will be lowered first
The health minister says this is the first step in the goal of lowering the screening age to match Australia.
Game changing research on childhood asthma attacks
Researchers say millions of children around the world with asthma could benefit from a new study led by Kiwi scientists. Audio
Seymour pushing for more in medicine funding
The Minister for medicines has revealed he is pushing for hundreds of millions of dollars of more funding for drugs in the next year's budget. Associate Health Minister, who is responsible for… Audio
October strike likely be biggest in decades
The strike by nurses will take place on 23 October, the same day as action earlier announced by primary teachers and allied health workers.
Dengue death toll rises to seven
The country has recorded more than 14,000 clinically diagnosed dengue cases since January.
Juggling a basketball career with a diabetes diagnosis
About 6 in 100 New Zealanders have diabetes of those about 10% are type 1, and the rest type 2 It's a disease that some associate with unhealthy diets or lifestyles, but for many that's far from the… Audio
Digital twins and testing possible treatments - leading bioengineer, Merryn Tawhai
Digital twins and the era of personalised medicine - Professor Merryn Tawhai, the director of the Auckland Bioengineering Institute, on reimagining healthcare with virtual doubles. Audio
Documents reveal bullying at Dunedin Hospital
It follows earlier RNZ reporting that some staff at Southland Hospital were told they couldn't chat to each other for more than five minutes.
Bromley resident feels 'vindicated' after odour pollution report
The Public Health Communication Centre briefing says environmental odour pollution has damaging health effects. Audio
Three new measles cases reported in Northland
People who have attended exams at Kerikeri High School in early September are asked to be vigilant for any symptoms.
Australia funding more medicines faster than NZ - report
The head of Medicines New Zealand says there is a massive gap in medicine funding between here and across the Tasman which is not improving. Audio
Damaging health effects found from odours in Christchurch
People in the Christchurch suburb of Bromley are feeling vindicated after health researchers have found environmental odours have damaging health effects. Locals living in the suburb believe they've… Audio
Australia funding over two times more medicines than NZ
Australia is funding two and half times the modern medicines that Aotearoa is according to an ongoing study. The study comissioned by Medicines New Zealand has been tracking drug funding in both… Audio
Call for sunscreen to be subsidised
There are calls for sunscreen to be subsidised as we count down to the peak sun season. It comes as almost two dozen sunscreens in Australia were recalled, paused or under review because of concerns… Audio
