A new practical and fashionable headwear has hit the market aimed at women going through chemotherapy. Designer Kerrin Osborne, founder of Kaus Hats, was inspired to start up the label after watching her mum struggle to find suitable headwear she could wear while undergoing treatment for cancer. “My mum found her wig itchy. She would [...]

Smokers are complying with AUT University’s campus-wide smoking ban, but there is little evidence it is encouraging them to quit. Following the example of the University of Auckland, which employed smoking bans across campuses in 2010, AUT University is the latest tertiary institute to go smoke-free. Andrew Codling, the head of the Vice Chancellor’s Office [...]

The high rate of mental illness and suicide attempts in New Zealand’s Pacific Island communities will be the focus at an Auckland conference of community mental health workers next week. A 2006 report, Te Rau Hinengaro: The New Zealand Mental Health Survey, found those born into the New Zealand Pacific community were twice as likely [...]

A 22-year-old man with cerebral palsy has set himself a challenge to climb the stairs of the Auckland Sky Tower. Jordon Milroy, a student at AUT University, plans to climb the 1029 steps of the towering Auckland icon on May 17 to help promote disability awareness. “People are amazed that a person with cerebral palsy [...]

An Auckland woman is desperate to find her disabled nephew who has not been seen by his family for 20 years. George Butcher, who suffered severe brain damage after being in a car accident when he was four, was last known to be living in an Auckland home care facility in the early 1990s. He [...]

Seventy-five-year-old Garth Barfoot celebrated his 175th triathlon with a win at the Panasonic People’s Tri Series at Maraetai Bay recently. The Auckland real estate agent – who won the 70-79 age category – has been competing in the sport for 17 years. “Other competitors give this white-haired old man a look when I pass them [...]

A health warning was issued in two Auckland hospitals last week after food products sold in their cafes were found to be contaminated with listeria. Auckland City and Greenlane hospital staff were alerted when Hospital Services made the discovery during routine testing, prompting the Auckland District Health Board to immediately suspend the sale of the [...]

Arthritis may be most commonly associated with old age, but can affect people of all ages. Young sufferers of arthritis endure both the pain caused by the condition, and the debilitating effects it can have on their young lives. Olivia Clarke has never known a life without pain. At just 3 years old the signs [...]

Some health experts say the Government is not doing enough to limit New Zealand’s high salt levels in bread. Bread is the major contributor of sodium to the diet of New Zealanders. Public health nutritionist Dr Helen Eyles, from the University of Auckland, says even though salt levels in bread have dropped in past years [...]