Zoe Madden-Smith

Rushing back to exercise could cause long Covid

Being a couch potato could be your best defence.

1 in 5 teenage girls globally have been abused by a male partner, study finds

Rachel Kain has seen girls hospitalised after being abused by their partners.

Covid-19 mandates and restrictions to ease once Omicron outbreak passes peak

The prime minister says now is not the time "to remove armour" just as the Covid-19 battle begins.

How we racked up $16 billion in student debt in NZ

Student debt is more than $16 billion in New Zealand. But 30 years ago, university was free.

Covid Update Feb 21: 2,365 new community cases and 2 deaths

There are 116 people currently in hospital.

Set aside time to worry: Psychologist's advice on how to prepare for Omicron

It’s about finding the balance of what we can and can’t control, a psychologist says.

Covid Update Feb 17: 1573 new cases today

This is the second day where NZ has seen cases soar past 1000.

Aotearoa finally bans conversion therapy

There were 112 MPs who voted in favour of the bill and eight against it.

  • 16 Feb 22

Conversion therapy will soon be illegal in New Zealand, at last

While it's a step in the right direction, some people say the bill doesn’t go far enough.

  • 15 Feb 22

Covid update Jan 27: Person who went to Soundsplash tests positive for Omicron

Investigations are under way to determine whether the other Soundsplash cases have Omicron.

No wage subsidy for artists during red: 'Frightening and stressful'

Now that Aotearoa is in the Red traffic light setting, the arts industry has come to a grinding halt with events of more than 100 people…

Omicron is here, it's time to ditch cloth masks

“N95s can’t be washed, but you can reuse them,”

What we know about Tonga’s volcanic eruption and how you can help

“Can you hear that? That’s not rain, that’s fucking rocks coming down from the volcano,” says 'Ila, who saw the volcanic eruption and tsunami from Tonga’s…

Covid Jan 10: 27 community cases

More than half a million booster shots have been given.

Boundaries, communication, and jealousy: What it’s like being polyamorous

Re: wanted to know what the biggest misconceptions around polyamory are, what it’s like being in a polyamorous relationship and how people cope with jealousy. 

We spoke…

100 years of New Zealand summer: In photos

To celebrate the arrival of summer after the weird year we’ve had, Re: has dug through library archives to find a collection of photographs that capture…

Covid Update: Auckland moves to orange traffic light setting on Dec 30

All regions, except for Northland, currently in red will move to orange on December 30.

  • 13 Dec 21

Talking about OCD with BENEE

“I'm just constantly counting and it got really annoying. At one point, I was counting pumps of face cleanser, and I was just like, Oh, God,…

Traffic light system: Auckland, Northland and parts of central North Island will be red, rest of NZ…

Monday 29 November, 4pm

Today the government has announced which colour each region of New Zealand will be at when the country enters the traffic light system…

Covid-19 Update: 182 new community cases

Today there are 182 new community cases.

Covid Update: Booster shots available in two weeks

Monday 15 November

4 PM

Today the government announced booster shots of the Pfizer vaccine will be available in two weeks for people who got their second dose…

Dating lessons we can all learn from Netflix's Love on the Spectrum

We talked to two young people on the autism spectrum about the lessons they can teach about dating.

New Zealand’s first te reo Māori road signs get the go-ahead

One says Haere (go) and one says Taihoa (wait).

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.

I’m 27 and Covid-19 gave me a heart and lung condition: Living with Long Covid

“I have completely changed, I've become a shell of the person I was.”

Cases are high and school is back: We asked seniors how they are feeling

We talk to senior students going back to school despite record-high daily case numbers.