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Christchurch charity aims to raise $300k towards mental health outpatient facility for youth

The current facilities don't reflect our modern way of caring for at-risk young people.

Assault of mental health staffer at Gisborne Hospital prompts workplace violence review

Violence on Gisborne Hospital's mental health ward may be regularly going unreported.

Wellington vs. Auckland: New study reveals which city is less stressful

Feeling stressed? The city you live in could be contributing.

Live: 'It's not just about case numbers now' - PM on Auckland 3.2 decision

'We are in the world of trade-offs.'

'Ongoing crisis': $5.6m boost for mental health in lockdown Auckland

Demand for mental health and addiction services has increased, along with helplines.

Christie Marceau's brutal death and lasting legacy explained in A Moment In Crime podcast

A Moment In Crime podcast revisits sad death of Christie Marceau on the 10th anniversary.

Christie Marceau's family mark 10-year anniversary since shocking fatal stabbing at North Shore home

It has been a decade since Auckland teenager Christie Marceau's brutal death

Haunted by deadly attack, man fights for peace of mind - and a future in NZ

Mayur Masand said he temporarily left New Zealand to look after his own mental health.

'Incredibly worrying': Intermediate principals plead for school counsellors

There is a 'worrying number of young people with serious mental health worries".

Mum's heartbreaking message to bullies

A mother shared a powerful message after her 10-year-old son was left in floods of tears.

Intellectually disabled man held in 'cruel and inhuman' conditions in Govt facility

'I find it to be cruel and inhuman that you seclude someone in their own space.'

Christchurch man who 'sliced and diced' sex worker resentenced to life behind bars

Crown appealed original sentence after feeling it was too lenient.

Schizophrenic man convicted of indecent assault walks free after Supreme Court overturns judgement

Daniel Fitzgerald has been in prison since 2018 after he forcibly kissed a woman's cheek. 

Teuila Fuatai: Air fryers and why busy lives are a bad frame of mind

OPINION: Striving to be more productive might also be filling your world with stress.

Couple at centre of Raglan Covid-19 outbreak slam gang, drug rumours

'We are not gangsters, neither have we been in contact with any gang members.'

Inside the elite team keeping NZ politicians safe from harm

PM is greatest focus for "fixated threats" - and older white men the most fixated.

Why do we wake around 3am and dwell on our fears and shortcomings?

It can be called "barbed-wire thinking" because you can get caught in it.

Sigh of relief at Government's economic package for Auckland business

Government economic package is a welcome relief for anxious owners.