Health & Bodies
Homeless at lockdown
The key message being enforced nationwide is that we need to stay home. So what do you do if you don't have a house to call…
Stranded backpackers struggle to get home from New Zealand
After her fourth ticket back to the United Kingdom had been cancelled, Lara Suleyman from Kent made a plea on social media for the British government…
What it’s like to travel across the country hours before lockdown
Over the weekend Re: journalist Baz Macdonald needed to travel home to Invercargill for his grandma’s funeral. Back in the distant past of three days ago,…
How can we predict the spread of Covid-19?
On Monday 23 March, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said without Level 4 measures, medical modelling showed Covid-19 would kill tens of thousands of New Zealanders. Genevieve…
We spoke to uni students scrambling to get home before lockdown
People are flooding to ferries and planes to get across the Cook Strait before lockdown. Students say tickets to the North Island sold out in minutes…
Fact or Fiction: Coronavirus
Dr Angela Lim tells us what's fact and what's fiction when it comes to Covid-19.
The three main symptoms of Covid-19 are:
a fever (at least 38°C)
a cough
shortness…
Covid-19 Live Updates: 24-25 March
As we approach our 4-week nationwide lockdown period, starting at 11:59pm tonight, the government releases more information on what that period will look like. If you're…
Missing out as others buy groceries to feed 10 million
As New Zealand escalates its response to Covid-19, panic-buying at supermarkets continues to cause problems. Last week, Countdown reported it sold enough food to feed 10…
What's it like to get a Covid-19 test?
Michael started experiencing Covid-19 symptoms, so he went to his GP to get tested. We followed him to see what it's like.
Covid-19 Live Updates: NZ will go into 4-week lockdown (Monday 23 March)
Right now, there's a flurry of information - some true and some false. If you're getting a bit fatigued and just want the key, verified facts,…
Covid-19 Live Updates: 21-22 March
Right now, there's a flurry of information - some true and some false. If you're getting a bit fatigued and just want the key, verified facts,…
5 ways to keep your social life going from a distance
The Ministry of Health’s Director General Dr Ashley Bloomfield said he’s no longer using the term “social distancing” and instead using “physical distancing”. That’s because in…
Here’s what you need to know about the COVID-19 support package
Today the government announced a financial support package to help our economy, health sector and workers get through coronavirus. Here’s what you need to know.
It’s a…
An ambulance driver tells us what he sees at a drug-related crash
95 people died in drug-related crashes on New Zealand roads in 2018. St John Ambulance Officer Cuan van Zyl shares his experiences of dealing with drug-related…
Women in New Zealand are getting HIV, but aren’t getting tested
HIV doesn’t discriminate, but the way it’s tested can. The stereotype that associates the virus with gay men means New Zealand women aren’t taken seriously when…
We need to talk about grief
How does grief manifest for these men? Actors from the play Over My Dead Body: LITTLE BLACK BITCH share their experiences with grief.
Over My Dead Body:…
How to stop being afraid of the word 'fat'
Ema Tavola first learnt about BMI when she was at school. “We went around the class. Everyone got weighed, and then we looked at everyone on…
People living with HIV tell us how we can stop the stigma
Modern HIV medication keeps New Zealanders alive and untransmittable. Nowadays, the stigma is harder to live with than the virus itself. Re: spoke with three HIV+…
The coronavirus explained
The World Health Organisation has declared the coronavirus outbreak a global emergency, with the death toll upwards of 200 and rising. What are the potential outcomes…
Top tips for talking to a friend with mental health challenges
We asked Dr Angela Lim, CEO of mental health app Clearhead, to share some tips on how to talk to a friend or family member who’s…
It’s now legal for New Zealand companies to produce medicinal cannabis
New regulations passed yesterday define how New Zealand companies can grow, manufacture and sell medicinal cannabis. We spoke to three advocates of medicinal cannabis about their…
Boxing for Parkinson's
Parkinson's disease isn't stopping these people from throwing hands. We visit a boxing programme in Nelson especially for people with this condition that affects one in…
Surfing for mental health
When Restoke founder Hayden Thorpe gets on a surfboard, he feels alive. He wants to help others capture that feeling as well, and maybe alleviate their…
The green fairy advocating for medicinal cannabis
'Green Fairy' Rose Renton successfully campaigned for her son Alex, then 19, to be the first person to receive a medicinal cannabidiol product in New Zealand.…
Let's talk period sex
Ava*, 26, and Ryan*, 27, have been together for two years. There’s something Ava wants to try in the bedroom - she thinks it could be…
Michelle's boyfriend reads her period diary
Bloating, cramps and feeling horny are some of the experiences Michelle's recorded in her period diary. Her boyfriend Chris is going to have a read -…
The HPV vaccine, ten years on
In 2009, the HPV vaccine became funded for all females between 12 and 18 years old. The vaccine was introduced to immunise against a virus that…
Fact or Fiction with The Vagina Physio
We sat down with Vagina Physio Caitlin Day to talk about how physiotherapy isn't just for indoor netball injuries - she gave us 10 questions she's…
The Vagina Physio
If you really think about it, periods, sex and childbirth bear a striking resemblance to extreme sports. There’s stress, endurance, pain, endorphins and usually there’s a…
Killer trip - Losing our daughter to drug driving
At 18, Krystal left her small town, moved to Wellington and started working, eyeing up travel and adventure. Then she was killed by a drug driver.…