Teatreneu has installed facial-recognition technology on the back of its chairs to track how much each person in their theatre has enjoyed the show.

Reader question: My partner is self-centered and can often be cold and uncaring. Is there any hope for our future when this is going on?

Comfort food may not comfort us any more than other foods - or have any more benefit than going without, a study has found.

A teacher at an inner-city Auckland primary school reported "an enduring sense of calm" after her students had six weeks of training in "mindfulness".

A chilly 1km swim is in store for Shanon Stallard today as he leaves Mission Bay on a journey of a lifetime - swimming, running and cycling his way to Wellington in five days to raise awareness about mental health.

A 12-year-old nicknamed "little samurai" has raised nearly $600 for the Mental Health Foundation after a karate teacher who inspired him committed suicide earlier this year.

Very few parents or teachers are qualified to assess mental health. The overlap between mental health problems and "usual" teen behaviour makes any intervention more complicated.

The number of people seeking help for gambling problems has hit an all-time high but that is being hailed as a sign that those in need are better accessing services.

Depression and anxiety are about fear, says Sir John Kirwan. Here he highlights ways young people can overcome that fear.

Deborah Hill Cone writes: Are you ready? It's September 29 and ta-dah! Today is the day! I've decided I'm going to be a better person.

Ben Smith started cutting himself when he felt that nobody cared about him. He was only 14.

Binge-drinking, violence and suicide are all declining, but our teenagers are enduring an escalating epidemic of self-harm.

Mental health services at two district health boards have been criticised in coroner's rulings after it was found administrative errors played a role in two self-inflicted deaths.

Sir John Kirwan's new push: “We teach them maths, English, science, but we don’t actually teach them resilience. I think it has to become part of the curriculum."

Nothing more could have been done to stop the shootings of Ashburton Work and Income staff, the first stage of an independent review has found.

The coroner will investigate after a Work and Income employee died six days after two colleagues were murdered in Ashburton.

Pregnant women suffer more from flu than other members of the population because their immune systems are hyperactive rather than weakened, a study shows.

If it's part of a balanced diet, and a generally healthy existence, then shouldn't we enjoy it? Food is so much more than just fuelling our bodies, writes Delaney Mes.

Got a problem? Sleep on it, goes the advice. Now new research has found our minds are more active when we might think while we're asleep.

A global survey has found New Zealanders relatively content with our lives as the world emerges from the financial crisis.

An Auckland woman smashed a 77-year-old man in the head and set his legs on fire, before closing the door to his bedroom and leaving him to die, a court has heard.

A University of Queensland study has discovered a positive attitude can improve your immune system and may even help you live longer.

Teen cannabis smokers are 60 per cent more likely to drop out of high school than their non-smoking peers, and are more likely to use other drugs and attempt suicide.

No, I honestly wasn't. I decided the best approach was to look at it as a big adventure.