Zoe Madden-Smith
Why it’s hard to know the impact of cannabis on lungs
Specialists say the illegal status of cannabis in many countries makes it difficult to study.
New over-the-phone abortion service is getting 100 bookings a week
“We are receiving around 15 bookings a day. Certainly more than we were expecting.”
‘The pressure makes you want an escape’: Youth vaping up 3x
“Young people don’t want to hear from the CEO of Te Whatu Ora, they can’t relate to them.”
Opioid overdoses are on the rise in NZ, this medicine could change that
Drug overdoses in New Zealand have increased by 54% from 2017 to 2021.
My ADHD diagnosis saved my life. The govt needs to help others get theirs
“I finally started to understand my life. I started making sense of the way I learn."
It’s time to roll out at-home STI checks across Aotearoa
“It's been one of the most successful testing interventions we've provided as an organisation.”
I found out I had breast cancer at 25
Nearly 400 women are diagnosed with breast cancer under the age of 45 each year in New Zealand.
I bought a house with my friend, here is my advice
Co-owning a house with friends isn’t new - but it's rarely tapped into.
Stop crushing your cans, you're sending them to landfill
It's time to squash our can-crushing habit.
The 16-year-old in charge of making 22,000 poi for the Rugby World Cup
Georgia started Pōtiki Poi from her lounge in Dunedin in 2019 when she was just 12.
More young NZers victims of sextortion: What to do if it happens to you
NZ Police are warning of increasing sextortion incidents where NZers are targeted.
Uh oh: Repeated infections may make you 50% higher risk for Alzheimer's
A new study has found concerning links between viral infections and the disease.
Why Google Maps still sucks at pronouncing Māori place names
“Starting route to towel-rung-ah.”
People are vandalising Asian mayoral candidates' election signs
One candidate has had more than 30 signs of theirs vandalised.
Alcohol needs graphic warnings like ciggies: expert
Picture warnings were 10 times more likely to influence drinking behaviours, a study has found.
Police now have more powers to seize criminal assets
New legislation aims to target gangs and make it harder for members to profit from criminal activity
'War on drugs has failed': Calls for a new way to tackle meth harm in NZ
Several recommendations have been made in a new report to tackle the drug's harm in NZ.
There's a friendship recession and it's hurting NZ men
“I think I was in denial about it for a long time."
Unpacking SPF, broad-spectrum and reef safety: Here’s the Re: guide to sunscreen
Re: has put together a checklist of things to look out for when you fork out for your next bottle.
Anal sex is on the rise but education isn’t catching up
“When I get regular STI checks, I never get asked about anal sex then either - only vagina or oral."
I’m celibate: Let me tell you why
“It’s not about not getting sex. It’s about not wanting sex, like at all right now.”
Young NZers on Jobseeker benefit react to Luxon calling it a ‘free ride’
“I don't know how sitting up at midnight hooked up to a dialysis machine screams free ride to you,"
It’s 2022 and NZ law still doesn’t define what consent is
“While the legal system may have a lot of grey areas, consent should never be a grey area."
Including pleasure in sex education could increase condom use, study finds
“Pleasure has been overlooked and stigmatized in health promotion and sex education”.
Students twice as likely to live in mouldy homes than other NZers
35 percent of students had A4 size mould growing in their flats, a new survey says.
What Māori place names can tell us about water safety
What's in a name? A calm death.
66% of NZ students struggling to buy food, clothing and pay bills
On average, those living in a shared flat spend 56% of their weekly income on rent.
Fight to lower voting age to 16 reaches NZ’s highest court
“Our movement is much bigger than just the courts.”
Monkeypox has officially arrived in NZ, so what is it?
“It is less contagious than Covid-19 and the outbreaks are much smaller,” Krause says.
Thunderstorm asthma is now a thing. Thanks, climate change
And we have a dust mite problem too.