Health And Wellness
Tomato prices increase 99%: Families struggling to buy healthy food
Food experts are concerned about wider impacts.
Smokefree 2025: A generation of New Zealanders will never be able to legally purchase cigarettes
The Government unveils its plan for a Smokefree Aotearoa
Covid update 9 Dec: 103 new cases
Rapid antigen testing will be available for free from pharmacies across New Zealand
Covid update: 86% of eligible population vaccinated; 89 people in hospital
Tuesday 30 November
86 percent of those eligible for the vaccine have now had both doses. There are also 134 new cases today.
Of the new cases, 1…
Covid update: 1 death; 77 people in hospital; 178 new cases
Another person with Covid has died. Today’s new community cases are in Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Lakes and MidCentral.
The Ministry of Health said the…
Covid update: 205 new cases, one new death
Today there are 205 new cases of Covid-19 to report.
Assisted dying is now legal in NZ. New show 'The Pact' helps prepare us for that conversation
This article discusses euthanasia and suicide.
Covid update: A second person isolating at home with Covid has been found dead
The person was found by ambulance staff this morning in the Auckland suburb of Mt Eden.
Traditional Sāmoan medicinal plant found to be as effective as ibuprofen
New research shows the matalafi plant works in a similar way to ibuprofen.
Covid update: Northland to move to alert level 3 at midnight
The announcement comes after new cases cropped up at the top of the region
Covid Update: Auckland and Waikato will move to step 2 of level 3
Auckland will move to step 2 of level 3, but one week later on Tuesday, November 9 at 11:59pm.
Covid update: 125 new cases, including 2 in Christchurch
There are 125 new community cases today.
Covid update: 74 new cases today, 6 in Waikato, the rest in Auckland
There are 74 new cases in the current outbreak which brings the total to 2,832.
Covid update: 43 new cases. 19 unlinked to outbreak
Of today’s 43 new cases, 40 are in Auckland and 3 are in Waikato.
Māori given pills for chronic pain instead of proper health treatment, research shows
Māori are not getting the adequate healthcare they need for chronic pain.
Covid Update: 39 new cases and 1 death
A person with Covid 19 has died at Middlemore Hospital. There are also 39 new cases.
Covid-19 Update: Vaccine certificates announced for the lead-up to summer
Jacinda Ardern has announced the introduction of vaccine cards, likely to be implemented in November
Observations of a rural nurse
Photographer Sara McIntyre has lived in the tiny town of Kākahi for the last ten years. She’s spent most of that time working as a district…
Recognising Matariki as a public holiday enables society to thrive
In February 2021 the government announced Matariki would be made a public holiday.
In this essay from 2020, Qiane Matata-Sipu writes about her hope that decision-makers would prioritise wellness,…
A handy journal to help keep track of your movements during Covid-19
When we move out of lockdown, we’re going to visit a lot more places and bump into a lot more people. We’ve designed a handy journal…