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Jazz Thornton: Kiwi kids' concerning notes in school back packs

"It's heartbreaking but it no longer shocks me."

Top sportsman, Rhodes scholar took own life after depression battle

Finn Lowery had a lot to live for, the coroner noted.

Rest home nurse worked three days without break due to short-staffing

The aged care home in the rural North Island has about 50 patients.

Kieran Read: 'I feared going into shops and running into people who wanted to talk about the game'

Matt Heath discusses mental wellbeing with the former All Blacks captain.

Great Minds: The troubling questions behind 'Covid brain'

Scientists are making concerning discoveries about what Covid-19 can do to our brains.

'We aren't just stretched, we're bled': Frontline health workers' mental health struggles

'We didn't know what hit us. We were scrambling for weeks and weeks.'

Hamish and Kyle - On the anxiety of being around people again

We rose to the challenge of one of the most difficult times in modern history.

Kyle MacDonald: Back in the office and missing wine o'clock

I want to get back to just drinking at the weekend, any tips?

Budget 2022: $200m mental health boost 'small bikkies'

Head of Mental Health Foundation says initiatives are welcome but modest and "piecemeal".

'I don't want to die. But I need help': Revealed - NZ's broken mental health services

Kiwis are paying the price for a deficient mental health system.

Great Minds | Andrew Little on New Zealand's mental health care

Minister of Health Andrew Little talks about the work the Ministry is doing to improve New Zealand's approach to mental health care. Video / NZ Herald

Great Minds | Lyss' Story

Lyss Rogers-Rahurahu talks about her mental health journey. Video / Mike Scott

The psychological power of wearing pink

From candyfloss to fuschia, the ultimate mood-boosting colour has come in from the cold

Some could 'lose their lives': 72 people waiting for mental health support at DHB

Two patients have died in the past six years before treatment.

Why anxiety is like an addiction - and how to break the habit

Happiness Editor Matt Heath meets psychiatrist and neuroscientist Dr Judson Brewer.

First thousand days crucial for lifelong mental health, new report says

Does adulthood begin at 25? Brain development research sparks call for health overhaul.

Turning their emergency housing estate into a community to be proud of

The Ranui Caravan Park is the last chance saloon for many down on their luck and finances.

Eating disorders increase 'significantly' in NZ, calls on Govt to step up support, services

Kiwis with eating disorders say plans to help are too little, too late.