More than 840,000 Kiwis caught the flu last year - and three quarters of them would never have known it, a study has found.

Hawke's Bay iwi Ngāti Kahungunu say it warned authorities for decades about the risk of water contamination.

A new study warns of four key symptoms of Alzheimer's we should be looking out for.

Want to know a magic trick where you can instantly change your mood and motivation just by changing one letter that you habitually use?

Hi Sandra - I was wondering if you could share some more information on your background as a medical herbalist? It sounds so interesting!

A 13-year-old and her mum created a hilarious text exchange in the process of buying her very first box of tampons at her local supermarket.

We all do it. But apparently there's more skill to showering than you may think.

In a New Zealand first, the DHB has set up the Blood Management Service which sees a patient's blood analysed and potentially boosted if needed.

When people get braces on their teeth, the reason is usually to improve appearance. But scientists have found that having straight teeth improves our sense of balance and posture.

It's an age-old debate; there are positives and negatives to both but which is better? Running or walking?

It might be time to reconsider the five-second rule when thinking about eating food that has fallen on the floor.

The advice is ever changing and still controversial. But what's becoming clear is just how crucial a woman's diet is to her child's future health.

Gemma Kirby knows first-hand how P can tear a family apart, after her 15-year-old sister formed a "hellish addiction" to the drug.

A new study has raised extraordinary possibility that humans may be able to put themselves into a kind of hibernation state - but in a way that hurts us.

Whether it's a niggling pain that won't budge or a sudden twinge that becomes excruciating, back problems are a big deal.

We live fast lives, and most of us are tight on time. Here's how to eat healthy food, without spending hours cooking it every day.

Here is what research says on the idea of marijuana being a safer substance than alcohol and the dangers each of them have.

The most common fitness misconceptions holding you back from your weight loss goals.

A couple whose infant son died in a tragic choking accident have spoken out about why they let a television crew film the last days of his life.

What's the key to better sex, weight loss and increased productivity? Timing.

NZ's 0800 telephone abortion service has closed because of a lack of money.

Mother sends her teenager in for surgery because her vagina is "untidy", "abnormal" and that "she'll never have sex looking like that".

As soon as they're old enough to pick up a knife could be the best time to get them into the kitchen.

The Breast Cancer Foundation wants women to receive free breast screening from age 40.

Experts have shed light on the surprising things that are causing men and women to age every day without even realising.

Question: I have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and I've really struggled keeping on top of the symptoms. Are there any natural remedies I can use to support my condition?

Holland did a four-week introduction to mindful eating course run by Mindfulness Works.

An anonymous woman in skin-tight leggings was captured by a fellow passenger executing some dubious yoga poses in the aisle and in her seat.

Parents are feeding under-tens an average of 14 teaspoons of sugar a day - despite years of warnings about the dangers.

You may want to think twice the next time you invoke the five-second rule for food that's fallen on the floor.