Women's Health

The clitoris: Explained

What we all may think is the clitoris - is just the tip of the iceberg.

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,…

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.”

Mai FM host Tegan Yorwarth talks body image, anxiety and balance | Eating Fried Chicken in the…

Tegan joins James Nokise to talk about getting strange messages and dealing with strange expectation

The leading cause of death during pregnancy in NZ is suicide. Over half those women are Māori

Journalist Te Rauhiringa Krystal-Lee Brown shares her story of perinatal anxiety and depression.

My flat finally threw a period party

Daria and her flatmates throw themselves a belated period party.

Finding out how my Muslim faith views periods

Zahra Shahtahmasebi never really thought about how her Muslim faith views periods. When her’s first arrived she found herself feeling embarrassed, secretive and desperate not to…

My Indian family celebrated my period

When Sudha Kandarpa first got her period, her parents threw a celebration.

These physios have developed a postnatal WOF because mums aren’t getting care

"It's the most life-changing thing bringing a baby into the world and we need to be healthy and at our best to make sure we can…

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 -…

Period Piece - Filthy, funny poetry with Kate Spencer

Poet Kate Spencer proudly declares she is on her period.

Breast implant illness

Hilary had been feeling unwell for a long time before she she realised her breast implants may have been the cause for her illness. She struggled…

#BloodNormal: When I got my period

3 out of 4 women feel there's stigma about having their period so we asked three amazing women to share their stories in an effort to…

Abortion law reform

In the wake of Alabama making abortion illegal, we take a look at abortion in NZ law. Currently it is in the Crimes Act but there…

Undies for your period

There's a new way to go about your day when you're on your period. These 'period undies' from I am Eva are combatting the 'ick' factor…

Endometriosis - how we're failing women by not caring about their pain

Despite being as common as diabetes and asthma, endometriosis gets no government funding. How can we be ignoring something that affects so many Kiwis?

Sexism, racism, sleaze & Aziz

Aziz Ansari made significant steps in the right direction when it came to representation in his show Master of None but off screen was accused of…

The Pill - would a man be willing to be moody for the cause?

Women have been taking the pill for decades, is it time men started taking some responsibility for birth control? ?