Health
The club of boxers fighting off Parkinson's
On a bitterly cold winter's afternoon, five hardy characters gather in a gym.
Mushrooms may not be magic treatment for depression
Earlier this year, Medsafe gave a New Zealand psychiatrist permission to give it to people with depression when other treatments didn't work.
The 'fly in, fly out' cancer patients spending hundreds of thousands for help
A former top cop says he travelled to China for cutting-edge therapy after his cancer returned earlier this year. Audio
Health minister blames union for failed pay talks
A 48-hour strike by 5500 senior hospital doctors will go ahead next week after their union spurned Health NZ's latest pay offer.
Pātea residents told to boil water before use
Pātea's water comes from aquifers that lack sufficient disinfection to meet quality assurance rules.
Relationships: Practical advice for commonplace pickles
We all know relationships are complicated, whether it's matters of the heart, workplace problems, or with friendships. And sometimes, it really helps to get an outside perspective. Clinical… Audio
‘Fat but fit’: What a new study reveals
Being slightly overweight might not shorten your life, but being very thin might.
Don't act your age - how to thrive in your later years
If you've ever scowled at being told to, quote, "act your age", then Leigh Elder's new book is for you. Audio
Solomon Islands opposition leader calls for increased mental health funding
The nation, with a population of almost 800,000, has limited mental health services, and in many provinces, such services are non-existent.
El Niño's hidden role in hay fever season
We are heading into the season of itchy eyes and runny noses - and new research says the climate could be making it worse. Audio
El Niño’s hidden role in hayfever season
For hayfever sufferers, spring can bring a whole load of unwelcome symptoms. Victoria University of Wellington professor Rewi Newnnam spoke to Corin Dann Audio
Doctors warn of looming prostate cancer crisis
Annual diagnosis numbers for New Zealand's most common cancer are projected to double to 8000 by 2045. Audio
Prostrate cancer cases projected to double in 20 years
New Zealand could soon be facing a health crisis with prostate cancer diagnoses projected to double in the next 20 years. Prostate Cancer Foundation's consultant urologist Jim Duthie spoke to Corin… Audio
NZ's slow uptake of cancer treatments driving doctors offshore
It comes as blood cancer patients with myeloma are forced to move to Australia to get drugs that cost hundred of thousands of dollars here. Audio
'We need to work together': Health Minister shrugs off frosty reception at nurses' conference
Dozens of delelates at the Nurses Organisation annual conference turned their backs on Simeon Brown during his speech.
Environment Canterbury declares nitrate emergency
The move comes after a survey found both E coli and nitrate concentrations were increasing. Audio
NZ's slow uptake of cancer treatments driving doctors offshore
Aotearoa is at least a decade behind in blood cancer treatments, and that is driving highly trained doctors offshore, as well as patients according, a New Zealand haematologist working in Australia… Audio
Nurses turn their back on the Health Minister
Health Minister Simeon Brown says he doesn't rate his accomplishments by applause - which is just as well, because he didn't get any today at the Nurses Organisation annual conference in Wellington… Audio
ECan considers declaring nitrate emergency
Environment Canterbury (ECan) is considering whether to declare a "nitrate emergency" at its final meeting Wednesday, as dozens of protesters gather outside the building demanding action. Audio
Health Minister met with cold shoulder from nurses
Nurses stood and turned their back on Health Minister Simeon Brown in Wellington during a speech in which he criticised their strike earlier this month. Auckland nurse Rangi Black-Tufi spoke to… Audio
