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Should GPs be allowed to prescribe ADHD medication?
Freeing up access for meds must be balanced with preventing drugs ending up on the black market, psychiatrists warn.
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'Deadly spiral': State of emergency, death toll rises in New Caledonia riots
about 1 hour agoFour people are dead, including a police officer, and hundreds are hurt as riot police clash with "militia" groups residents.
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Has anything changed since the Loafers Lodge fire?
21 minutes agoThe hostel fire that killed five people a year ago today changed other residents' lives and prompted government rethinks.
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'Unforgettable' novel wins $65,000 book prize
10:37 am todayWellington writer Emily Perkins has taken out the country's top literary prize at the 2024 Ockham Book Awards.
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Covid FLiRT variants: What you need to know
15 May 2024The dominant Covid subvariant has mutated, giving rise to several new lineages, known as "FLiRT".
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Ready for immortality? Why longer lifespans could be 'genuinely horrific'
15 May 2024Cambridge professor Stephen Cave says advances in longevity could lead to civil war, in latest episode of RNZ's 30 with Guyon Espiner.
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Saving the planet one lunchbox at a time
15 May 2024If you are using excessive glad wrap around your school lunch sarnies, watch out.
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How easy is it to leave a gang?
15 May 2024As police focus on curbing gang activity, community leaders say arrests won't solve issues that run deeper.
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Charter schools: Are they better than public schools?
15 May 2024What exactly are charter schools and what makes them different to regular public schools? Here's what you need to know.
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Canterbury students say halls not serving enough food
15 May 2024Some first year University of Canterbury students are so famished they are resorting to purchasing takeaways after meals, despite paying annual residence hall fees of about $20,000.
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'It's up to me to pick him' - Robertson on Cane's All Black future
10:33 am todayThe new All Black coach also hinted that he has been in discussions with Cane's successor.
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Why the Harlem Globetrotters are at Eden Park
15 May 2024First person - Harlem Globetrotters Wham and Hot Rod De La Rosa talk about the history of the team and teach Symone Tafuna'i how to "shoot her shot".
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Court clears NZTA to acquire land for Mt Messenger bypass
15 May 2024The owner of a farm - parts of which a court has ruled can be acquired for the bypass - says he has no regrets about fighting the project.
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'It could happen tomorrow' - Huge quake dangers from our biggest fault
14 May 2024The scale of catastrophe Aotearoa would face after an earthquake and tsunami from our largest fault has been laid bare.
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Protests, gunfire, attempted prison mutiny in New Caledonia
14 May 2024Police were injured, shots fired and demonstrations spread throughout the French Pacific entity, hours ahead of a major vote.
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Job market adds to migrants' woes
14 May 2024With unemployment rising as businesses struggle amid an economic downturn, Asian immigrants are increasingly anxious about their employment prospects.
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Endangered Pacific languages: 'There was something missing'
14 May 2024The Detail - There are five Pacific languages listed as endangered by UNESCO. What's the point of reviving them?
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How to find out if you have unclaimed money
13 May 2024Millions of dollars are going unclaimed, could some of that be yours?
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The fight for the white sands of Pākiri
13 May 2024Why locals fear the government could steal away the hard-won protection of their pristine coastline.
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The haves and have-nots of aged care
The Detail - The flashiest ever aged care centre has just opened in Auckland, while in smaller towns many are closing
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Explainer: The science behind the Aurora Australis
13 May 2024Why are the Southern Lights so colourful? And how do they affect the climate?
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'They treat everyone like trash' - MSD receives almost 5000 complaints about staff in two years
13 May 2024People seeking support from Work and Income say MSD staff are lacking compassion.
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Sleep position secrets: How you sleep may affect your health
13 May 2024Sleep positions can affect how you sleep and cause or aggravate some health issues, a sleep scientist says.
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Solar storm exciting rather than scary, says physics expert
12 May 2024The solar storm is one of the most severe to strike Earth since 2003.
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Super Rugby Pacific re-energised: derby day delivers
12 May 2024Analysis - Saturday was a big test for Super Rugby Pacific on the field and in the stands, and it passed with flying colours, writes Jamie Wall. Video
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What does it mean to be 'a good mother'?
11 May 2024Raising children without my own mother's guidance was like navigating a new country without a map, writes Inès Almeida.
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From drawing during lockdown to $500k animated web series
11 May 2024Charlie Faulks's horror-comedy web series, Bloke of the Apocalypse, is about a father and son who discover a zombie apocalypse on their farm in rural NZ. Video
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Feeding time at the zoo
Country Life: Have you ever wondered where all the food for Wellington Zoo's 500 animals come from? The answer might surprise you... Audio
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