New ZealandNew contraceptive leads to blood clot risk - studyCertain types of contraceptive pills may lead to a higher risk of potentially life-threatening blood clots.21 Apr 11:26 PM
New ZealandNZ to spearhead global smokefree pushNew Zealand health experts are leading a push to make the world largely smokefree by 2040.06 Apr 12:01 AM
LifestyleLack of healthy food causes distress, study findsNew Zealanders who do not have enough access to nutritious and affordable food have higher levels of distress.04 Apr 01:21 AM
Technology<i>Anthony Doesburg</i>: Nuclear power likely casualty in tide of changeTsunami has swamped one energy trend but the sea is ushering in another.27 Mar 04:30 PM
TechnologyiDevices set for iOS 4.3 updateAn iDevice update is looming; Kiwi developers offer disaster apps, data storage for Christchurch.08 Mar 10:33 PM
HealthcareAnthony Doesburg: Broking a marriage of business and academiaEvents aim to encourage university researchers and companies to start talking to each other.20 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandCost of home injuries dwarfs road injury costsResearch by the University of Otago found the social cost of injury in the home cost about $13b a year, while estimates by the Ministry of Transport put road injury costs at $3.84b.30 Jan 09:58 PM
New ZealandSchool milk key to lower cancer - studyAdults who drank plenty of the free milk supplied at schools when they were young have a reduced risk of bowel cancer, a study has found.16 Jan 04:30 PM
LifestyleLong relationships the key to health, study findsMen and women who are in relationships for longer than five years are less likely to be depressed, researchers have found.05 Jan 02:27 AM
New ZealandThe fair copThe festive season is a time of excess. But as the country’s top traffic officer Paula Rose tells Alan Perrott, there is little cheer in counting its cost.20 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandStudents pay high price for freedomUniversal or voluntary membership? That was the question put to tertiary students in 1999 after the National Government passed a law insisting they choose how they should belong to their student association.17 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandStudy challenges genetic link to anti-social behaviourAn Otago University study has challenged the idea that depression and anti-social behaviour are primarily influenced by genes.01 Dec 11:58 PM
New ZealandLook how we've changed - New Zealand 38 years onTwo studies of human development, one launched in the 1970s and the other from earlier this year, reveal how different society is today.26 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandOvercrowding blamed for high rheumatic fever rateHousehold crowding is being partially blamed for NZ's high rate of acute rheumatic fever among children and teenagers.14 Nov 09:51 PM
EntertainmentA novel approachA professor nominates the 200 books that will teach you more than you will learn at University.12 Nov 04:30 PM
