Blues busters

Here are another 10 ways to beat the blues:

1. Grab a holiday - prices are being slashed on flights to Australia and the Pacific.

2. Volunteer. It looks good on your CV and studies show it makes you happy.

3. Meditate. According to Psychology Today, it helps with stress and anxiety.

4. Slap a salmon on the barbie. Eating oily fish can help stave off heart attacks, dementia, cancer and may help depression, according to the Neurological Foundation.

5. Catch a free flick. Telecom's Movies in Parks series is running in Auckland until April 8.

6. See the bigger picture. View the solar system for free at Auckland's Stardome Observatory from April 2 to 6.

7. Start a community garden. Get to know your neighbours and enjoy cheap veges.

8. Get pally with pensioners. Put things in perspective by talking to someone who lived through the Great Depression.

9. Have a colossal day out. Shock the kids at the free Colossal Squid exhibition at Te Papa, Wellington.

10. Snooze the blues away. Naps boost energy and concentration.