Teen suicide rates linked to zinc malnutrition; nutrition review needed
Source: MakeLemonade.nz
Auckland – New Zealand has the highest teen suicide rate and the second highest incidence of child obesity in the developed world and it...
Sir Ray Avery supports Lancet’s call for NZ covid inquiry
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Auckland – The Lancet, one of the world’s oldest and most respected medical journals, says it would be valuable to conduct an official inquiry...
Two NZ leaders appointed to global health and fitness council
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Tauranga – Two New Zealand industry leaders have been appointed to the very first major global council on health and fitness, the Global Health...
Largest ever human family tree: 27 million ancestors
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Ōtepoti – University of Oxford’s Big Data Institute researchers have taken a major step towards mapping the entirety of genetic relationships among humans:...
Travelling back in time: the South Island to ourselves
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Clyde – New Zealand, until covid year, receives almost four million tourists a year.
It is decades ago since New Zealand had one million visitors...
2021 a critical year for NZ’s climate change future
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Christchurch – The Climate Change Commission’s first package of advice will be open for consultation from early next year.
The Climate Change Commission’s first package...
Pay serious attention to cyber security threats – NZHIT
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Tāmaki Makaurau – The Waikato District Health Board cyber attack has been a wake-up call for all businesses, organisations and people in Aotearoa.
Few Kiwi businesses...
Kiwis flocking to digital mental health services during covid
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Tāmaki Makaurau – New research has found a significant increase in the number of New Zealanders turning to digital health services for support during...
Climate technology the new economic frontier
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Tāmaki Makaurau – Every sector of Aotearoa’s global economy needs to be transformed and climate technology is central to achieving this goal, NZTech chief...
How far away is NZ’s covid vaccine passport?
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Te Whanganui-a-Tara – This week, New York becomes first major US city to introduce a covid vaccine passport system.
For the Big Apple, this...
First sod-turning for Christchurch’s Te Kaha arena
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Ōtautahi – Today the site of Te Kaha, Canterbury’s multi-use arena, will be blessed by mana whenua, Ngāi Tūāhuriri, and the first soil...
NZ can get out of climate change red zone
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Te Whanganui-a-Tara – New Zealand can reach its climate change goals if it seriously ramps up efforts across all sectors of society.
The starting...
