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Centrepoint children living with effects - study
A study of 29 children who lived in Auckland's controversial Centrepoint Community has found continuing effects on their adult lives.

Report links long-term sick leave to depression
People off work due to injury are likely to suffer high rates of depression and suicide, new research suggests.

Machete-wielding man backs down after taser threat
An agitated, machete-wielding man with a history of violence and mental illness has been subdued by a threat of taser use, say police.

Sex-addict study solicits adulterers
Researchers want to hear from serial sex cheats and others with trouser-trouble, to deepen their understanding of what they call "hypersexuality".

Hokitika double murder accused named
The man accused of murdering two Hokitika men three weeks ago was named for the first time when he appeared in court today.

Laughing on the outside
You might think anyone wanting to stand up in front of a room of strangers and try to make them laugh is mad.

Court told NZ student 'psychotic and delusional'
Claims of Blazej Kot's mental state when he killed his wife have been examined in a New York court.

NZ murder accused 'wishes he was dead'
The NZ student accused of murdering his wife in the US has said he dreamed of being "reunited" with her.

Parents of bullied kids could sue schools: adviser
Parents may be able to sue schools that fail to act when their children are bullied, a top public official says.