Stress
How stress can affect your body
Most of us know too much stress isn't healthy, but a new study has discovered how it can affect our immune system and make us more vulnerable to disease. Audio
Inundated and Indisposed - A Story of Flood Recovery: Part One
in April, hundreds of hectares of farmland were underwater and thousands of cows were trucked to other regions. Country Life discovers many farmers are still picking up the pieces. Audio
Insight: Road to recovery - the Kaikōura quake
Nearly a year after the Kaikōura quake, Maja Burry has toured around North Canterbury as the lambing season gets underway and the tourist season cranks up, to see how the region is rebuilding. Audio
Dealing with stress
The Swedes have come up with a different kind of idea for their stressed-out citizens. Audio
Micronutrients and their link to mental health
Julia Rucklidge is investigating whether micronutrients can relieve stress and anxiety, help people quit smoking and treat ADHD. Audio
Workplace stress rising sharply, more working while sick - report
The latest Wellness in the Workplace report shows workload, pressure to meet work targets and long hours are all making people more stressed at work. Michael Cropp reports. Audio
Workplace stress rising sharply - report
Workload, pressure to meet targets and long hours are making New Zealand workers more stressed and many turn up even when they're unwell, a survey finds.
Can you float your troubles away?
In part five of Healthy or Hoax, Carol Hirschfeld gives flotation pods a try to see whether they could be an answer for those looking to de-stress. Video, Audio
Christchurch recovery a story of two halves, says Labour MP
A fifth of Christchurch's residents are stressed most or all of the time; and nearly three-quarters of the city's residents find that the stress they experience has a negative effect on them. The… Audio
Six years after quake, stress remains part of daily life
Six years on from the Christchurch earthquakes, one in five residents of the city say the disaster is still taking its toll. The latest wellbeing survey by the Canterbury DHB found people living in… Audio
Under pressure: equipping teenagers to cope
Mental skills trainer and counsellor John Quinn tells Kathryn Ryan how he's focussing on equipping teenagers to cope with stress and pressure. Audio
Psychologist: More support needed for young quake victims
Children not even born when the city was devastated by the 2011 earthquake are showing signs of quake-related stress. A Christchurch-based clinical psychologist Catherine Gallagher says the children… Audio
Dr Neha Sangwan: stress, communication and healthcare
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
Rural Business: Two Rivers Cafe in Cheviot
The recent Kaikōura earthquake has resulted in a dramatic downturn in business for Debbie Anderson of Two Rivers Cafe in Cheviot. She talks with Cosmo Kentish-Barnes. Audio
A Strong Start for Farmstrong
The rural well-being programme Farmstrong is proving a hit with farmers. More than a thousand people are visiting its website each week. Audio
Stress may contribute to breast cancer
Scientists at Monash University have found that stress drives metastasis - the spread of an existing cancer from the original tumour - in mice with breast cancer. Video, Audio
Farming on the Fringe
Dozens of cut & blow wave vouchers from the Kaos HQ hair salon in Invercargill have been gifted to dairy farmers in response to the plunging payout. The initiative is run by the Southern Dairy Women's… Audio
Controlled crying - does it work?
'Controlled crying', the method tried by many parents of leaving babies to cry themselves to sleep is a safe and effective way to get babies to sleep well, according to Dr Michael Gradisar of Flinders… Audio
'Relax and PEE' in emotional situations
Knowing your reptilian brain from your neocortex is critical for communicating in emotionally charged situations, a conflict management expert says.