Mental Health
Fears for farmers' mental health as financial pressures hit
Warnings of an incoming tsunami of mental health issues among farmers, as drought, floods and financial pressures hit. David Hunt, former Hawkes Bay Federated Farmers Dairy chairperson, speaks out… Audio
ACTing on Anxiety
Psychologist Anna Patience talks about the effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as a model for treating anxiety, a condition up to a quarter of us may have to deal with in our lives. Audio
Tokanui Cemetery – The paddock below the woolshed
A project to properly remember the 500-plus people buried in Tokanui Cemetery is calling for help from the public. Audio
Promoting Chinese mental health
For 40 years Auckland psychiatrist Dr Sai Woh Wong has been trying to remove barriers for Chinese people in New Zealand to access mental health services. His work has taken place in the community, in… Audio
Alice Boyes: anxiety tools
Las Vegas-based New Zealander who writes for PsychologyToday.com, GOOD magazine, and is the emotions expert for Women's Health Australia. She is the author of The Anxiety Toolkit. Audio
No high fences for a mental health unit
Putting up higher fences to stop mental health patients getting out won't be happening at a Hamilton unit with a history of escapes because doctors think it's a backwards step. Audio
Father says inquiry into Bennett Centre is well overdue
The Waikato District Health Board has ordered an immediate review into how two men with a history of violence escaped from one of their mental health facilities on Monday night. Audio
DHB chief calls for security review
The Waikato District Health Board is launching an immediate review into how two men with a history of violence escaped from one of its mental health facilities on Monday night. Audio
Parent of suicide victim criticises health unit security
The Waikato District Health Board is being criticised for its handling of one of its mental health centres, where two men with a history of violence escaped by jumping a fence. Audio
Is over-assessment to blame for rising anxiety and stress
Anxiety and stress is on the rise among college students and over assessment by schools is being partially blamed. An Education Review Office report has found that over assessment for NCEA can put… Audio
Gavin Extence on taboo subjects such as assisted suicide
British author Gavin Extence doesn't shy away from taboo subjects. His acclaimed first novel, The Universe Versus Alex Woods, centres on a teenager who helps his elderly friend end his own life. For… Audio
Finding the mental toughness to cope with cancer
Wellington couple Kevin Norquay and Karen Nimmo were an ordinary family, loving life. Kevin, a journalist, family man and golf fanatic, thought the pain in his back was a slipped disc. It was Stage… Audio
Dancing to Good Vibrations
How is music therapy helping new migrants settle into our largest city? Audio
Dancing to Good Vibrations
How is music therapy helping new migrants settle into our largest city?
AudioResilience and why some people cope with trauma better
This week marked the 4th anniversary of the Christchurch and Canterbury earthquake. New research from the University of Otago in Christchurch with earthquake survivors is shedding some light on the… Audio
Too much assessment hurting student wellbeing
Too much assessment is causing stressed out students and anxiety in secondary schools. Audio
Film with Kailey Carruthers
Kailey Carruthers filling in for Simon Morris, talks about Wild, Foxcatcher and the Alliance Française French Film Festival 2015. Audio
Film with Kailey Carruthers
Kailey Carruthers fills in for a Matinee Idled out Simon Morris to review Force Majeure, Still Alice and Unbroken. Audio
Feature interview - Andrew Solomon
Andrew Solomon is a writer and lecturer on psychology, politics, and the arts. His recent book is titled 'The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression'. Audio
