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Watch: 'Why am I like this?' - the reasons behind anxiety
What we do know is that for many people, anxiety begins in childhood.
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Going through puberty, losing a loved one or moving house can all cause anxiety.
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Depression is a disorder that can go hand-in-hand with anxiety.
Watch: Need a 'duvet day'? How to handle anxiety at work
Different people have different ways of managing anxiety at work.
Watch: 'If in doubt, reach out' - how to get help for anxiety
The experts agree that the first step is talking to someone.
Watch: 'My life is perfect, but that doesn't change my brain' - how to talk to someone with anxiety
It can be hard to know how to react when someone tells you they have anxiety.
Watch: Could magic mushrooms and other psychedelic drugs cure anxiety?
Although you may never completely get rid of anxiety, living with it can become easier.
'So many incredible rewards': Former TV weatherman on life after son's diagnosis
When Mike Hall was told his son was autistic he said it felt like he’d been hit by truck.
'I felt completely misunderstood my whole school life': Kiwi singer on struggles growing up neurodiverse
The trauma experienced being dismissed by the education system is still being felt today.
'There's no such thing as normal' - Sonia Gray's new podcast on ADHD, autism and other neurodivergent gifts
At least 20 per cent of New Zealanders are classed as neurodiverse.
Mean Girls, Casketeers and LOTR - Everything you missed in entertainment
The Casketeers fans received great news this week after a huge announcement was made.
Kiwis' beloved Casketeers set to return as you've never seen them before
Kaiora and Francis Tipene are returning to our screens but there is a worldly twist.
'The land was literally falling away under our feet': How Cyclone Gabrielle ravaged Te Henga/Bethells Beach
The cyclone has left permanent scars on the landscape, creating 'ecological grief'.
What would you take with you? Muriwai residents on the treasures they saved from Cyclone Gabrielle
A short film about what Muriwai residents took the night they had to flee their homes.
RNZ to get $25.7m in new funding, new strategy unveiled
RNZ will get $25.7m in new funding, half to run a new platform.
Willie Jackson: Broadcasting challenges given NZ's changing face
OPINION: Our news media must reflect our communities and be well represented.
Damien Venuto: The dangerous sentence in the TVNZ-RNZ merger legislation
Are we set to see a series of unintended consequences?
'Growing up trans, you need all the love and support you can get' - Queer and Here: Episode 5
Director Ramon Te Wake explains why the community needs protection from hate and fear.
Queer and Here: Episode 4 - The road to healing
Moving on from the burden of trauma demands massive internal deep diving.
Queer and Here: Episode 3 - Searching for a safe space
The latest episode in six-part video series showing Aotearoa's rainbow community.
Queer and Here: Episode 2 - at the Pride Festival
Aniwa gets a close-up view of Auckland's Pride Festival month.
'Tone deaf': $200k for doco on Green MP Chlöe Swarbrick - NZ On Air under fire
NZ On Air blasted for awarding $200,000 to a doco about a sitting MP.
'I've always wanted to tell queer Māori, Pasifika and Polynesian stories'
The show aims to depict queer stories and characters that are a little less mainstream.
Watch: Moana Maniapoto's tribute to one of Māoridom's greatest thinkers
A new film reveals the real Moana Jackson - radical pioneer, rugby coach and neat freak.
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'I try to encourage other wāhine to feel like they can wear whatever they want'.
RNZ-TVNZ merger: Why fix something that isn't broken?
OPINION: Perhaps it's time for a campaign to save RNZ and public broadcasting.
Beyond White Guilt: Two years on - time for Pākehā silent majority to 'stand up' against racism
Two years on, we reflect on a groundbreaking series about Pākehā attitudes.
The wild west adventures of a former gang member and hip-hop star
Matty Paparoa had left gang life behind, but he couldn't outrun his past.
Out of the bush and on to the stage: The incredible comeback of KD Lok
After years of homelessness, former hip-hop star KD Lok is back in the spotlight.
When home is somebody else's tomb, jail's a step up
At age 13, Matty Paparoa broke into a tomb and slept on a concrete slab inside at night.
Snoop Dogg to solitary: The very private grief that broke a budding hip-hop star
On the surface, Matty Paparoa's future looked bright. But the darkness was growing.
This NZ hip-hop star once performed with Snoop Dogg. Now he's homeless
Matty Paparoa started rapping seriously after he got out of jail.
Watch: Enemy of the State - Why Ahmed Zaoui knew it was time to go home
John Keir catches up with Zaoui and his team and reflects on the case's legacy.