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Covid 19: Psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald answers your questions
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Lack of contact with elderly a big issue for Kiwis in lockdown
Kiwis are concerned about the lack of physical contact with their elderly relatives.
Soul surfers: catching waves to boost mental health after lockdown
Local surf breaks will provide a wellbeing boost for many New Zealanders.
Lockdown stress: Free mental health services roll out to more districts
Government inject further $40 million into free mental health services.
Calls for 'inhumane' approach to tangi, funerals to end
Health experts say science does not support "arbitrary" guidelines.
Covid 19 cuts Kiwi beach season short, brings new surf life saving challenges
Preventable drownings are up, but rescues down as Covid-19 ends NZ beach season early.
Third of military suffer post-traumatic stress disorder, study finds
Need for support a "timely reminder as we celebrate Anzac Day".
What's really getting on our nerves during lockdown
These days, mucking up your grocery list feels like a criminal act.
Construction workers ready to dig in on transport projects
AT has also made advanced payments to contractors to help keep workers employed.
Calls and txts to mental health line almost doubles
Calls and texts have risen sharply since the start of alert level 4.
Kyle MacDonald on Covid-19: Accept what you can't control, live in moment
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Auckland schools: 'We'll do our bit for the recovery'
Schools expect only 5 to 10 per cent of students to turn up in alert level 3.
'Third wave' brings surge in demand for mental health care
It comes after dire warnings from a string of health care workers.
Early learning centres facing a minefield of challenges to reopen
'You cannot change a nappy and social distance': educators question reopening risks.
'Take a breath New Zealand': it's time to support parents and teachers
An Auckland mum is on a mission to spread calm after return to school furore online.
When the bubble bursts: The dreams of a Kiwi 7yo, 15yo, 26yo, 45yo and 88yo
Eating takeaways, fly fishing and the theatre - Kiwis have had lots of time to daydream.
The two words that should be banned during isolation
Isolation is tough and these two words don't help the situation, writes James Weir.
Kyle MacDonald: Contemplating life after lockdown spawns new worries
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Tauranga mental health worker tests positive for Covid-19
New mental health patients will be diverted to other hospitals away from Tauranga.
The perils of perfection during lockdown
It can be easy to get sucked in perfectionism during lockdown, writes Fuschia Sirois.
'We are holding our breath': Doctor warns of 'serious catch-up' after Covid crisis
A man who had a heart attack delayed going to ED because he didn't want to be a burden.
Psychologist: Lockdown isn't hurting most kids
A psychologist has reassured parents most children will make lockdown their new normal.
Comment: Back to school, but what's that going to be like for children?
School, as children knew it, no longer exists - or won't for a while, writes Vera Alves.
Anger, depression, anxiety: NZ's 'new normal' after lockdown
Life after lockdown in New Zealand has been analysed in a newly released report.
His mother lives at St Margaret's. Now they're awaiting virus test results
Te Atatu rest home residents reportedly tested for coronavirus yesterday.
Eliminating Covid-19 in NZ is 'pie in the sky' fantasy: Former finance minister
Steven Joyce says we won't understand huge lockdown damage until later.
I'm feeling exhausted in lockdown: Is this normal?
Your questions answered about working from home, drinking, and low energy levels.
Local Focus: Whanganui dancer is not pussyfooting around
Ardon England is looking forward to resuming Pride Box. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Top watchdog to inspect rest homes after coronavirus deaths
'I have to act now because several aged care facilities now have clusters of the disease.'
Covid-19 coronavirus: Sir John Kirwan makes wellbeing app free during pandemic
All Blacks legend Sir John Kirwan makes his mental health app free during Cofid-19
Locked-down 21yo is using app to play sharemarket - fun or danger?
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Covid 19: Look after your neighbours, police urge
Police are calling on the public to check in on and keep an eye out for their neighbours.