Ask most people if they're happy, they'll say yes. Lee Suckling asks what you're missing.

NZ's record high suicide numbers prove need for action, says health minister David Clark.

COMMENT: Befriend your inner-child to be kind to your adult self.

Four Kiwis explain how they've come through dark times to lead fulfilling lives.

This is a guide on how to cope and thrive with social anxiety.

They don't comprehend how depression works if they haven't faced it.

For most, the thought of losing a parent is devastating. But what if you never loved them?

The three-year-old was found surviving on bread and butter up to four days.

Approaching menopause and feeling depressed? You're not alone.

After losing a son, John Herlihy threw his energy into fundraising for suicide prevention.

So much tragedy saw Marcus Taylor Day attempt to take his own life.

Financial firms need to give away more of their $5 billion in profits, Simplicity says.

Mary Haddock-Staniland says without Lifeline, her life could have had a different outcome.

Random inspection finds violence and intimidation at Whanganui Prison.

Comment: Travelling in a dry country makes for dry chat too, writes Lee Suckling.

Victoria Rendall volunteered for Lifeline after two deaths in her family.

Prison crisis turnaround as prison population drops by 600 inmates.

National's inquiry leak is underway but it may not release the findings.

Lifeline counsellor, Victoria Rendall, who has lost both her father and her grandfather to suicide, speaks out about suicide. / Jason Oxenham

It is the most called helpline in NZ, but does not have the funding to answer them all.

The sounds my husband makes when he eats almost drives me insane, writes Natalie Reilly.

Over the last year, things seemed to be looking up for the actor.

Kiwi Olympian Alexis Pritchard explains how she helps husband Cameron Todd.

Northland DHB backs its suicide-prevention programmes in face of increased deaths.

From the way you move to how you interact with others, these are the tell-tale signs.

Amrita was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's at 58, while her son was 15.

Almost half of respondents listed body image as a top concern for them.

COMMENT: Overcoming depression can mean talking it through.

COMMENT: Sex addiction is real and those damaged by it can be helped.

"Immense workload", safety fears and "awful accommodation" concerns in critical report.