Mental Health

A mental health initiative encouraging farmers to get off their farms and into the water was launched in Canterbury recently. Surfing for Farmers Canterbury follows on from a successful pilot run in… Audio

After a breakdown eight years ago, Frank Jansen decided he'd never work in an office again. He now creates gardens for people with mobility or sensory issues and is head gardener at Katherine… Video, Audio, Gallery

Marlborough teen George Glover set himself the goal of swimming the length of Queen Charlotte Sound twice, a distance of more than 80 kilometres, the equivalent of four Cook Strait crossings, to raise… Audio

New Zealand's mental health system is starting on a major overhaul. Karen Brown asks what's needed to help those living with mental illness. Video, Audio

A gypsy caravan-maker is among people in Manawatu who are beavering away in their garages and farm sheds turning rusting iron tools, fencing wire and other bits and pieces into works of art for the… Audio, Gallery

We're a mostly secular country with low rates of church attendance, so what do we believe in and how do we find meaning in times of major distress? Audio

Kiwi teens are among the most inactive in the world, the first global ranking of the physical activity of 11-17 year olds has found, with 89% of our teens not meeting World Health Organisation… Audio

A former coroner is at the helm of the new Suicide Prevention Office - and she is talking openly about suicide. But is there a better plan in place to get our shocking figures down?  Audio

Data released from New Zealand's largest annual health survey shows that our drinking culture is continuing to move in the wrong direction. Alcohol Healthwatch Executive Director Dr Nicki Jackson says… Audio

The Mental Health Foundation says new armed units being trialed by the police will result in people experiencing mental health crises being shot. The special patrols are aimed at cutting down response… Audio

Rural doctors, nurses, and business have met with the health minister this week to press home health issues affecting people living in the country side and smaller towns. Our guest this week is a GP… Audio

Movember charity movement calling for a happy hour for mental health to be introduced in businesses to get them talking about their wellbeing with colleagues, family and friends. Audio

Auckland University research into loneliness has just been made into an animated short film. The research, by Professor of Health Sciences Dr Merryn Gott, found significant loneliness and social… Audio

New Zealand's low unemployment rate hides the fact that over half the people on a benefit are disabled or have health conditions, or are caring for someone in that situation.  Audio

The family of a man who took his own life after walking out of Waikato Hospital's mental health unit supports plans for a new centre at the hospital, but wants more to be done in the community.

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