Health
What's the ideal balance of daily activity for optimal health?
An international research team has analysed over 2,000 people's behaviours within a 24-hour day to determine the optimal amount of time we should spend sitting, sleeping, standing and being physically… Audio
Initiative to start mental health conversations in construction
Between 2007 - 2019, 583 tradespeople working in the construction industry died by suicide, and 98 percent of them were men. Audio
Experts concerned conditions ripe for measles epidemic
Public health experts warn the country must urgently close a measles 'immunity gap', fearing conditions are ripe for another major epidemic. Dr Oz Mansoor spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio
1000 extra chldren susceptible to measles each month
Childhood immunisation rates have for years have been below the 95 percent needed for population-wide measles immunity.
Morning Report Essentials for Tuesday 30 April
On today's episode, a shock 1 News Verian poll has National down by two points to thirty-six percent, while Labour has inched back up to thirty percent, ACT is down a point to seven percent, and New… Audio
How NZ's cancer survival rates compare with Australia
Auckland University cancer epidemiologist Professor Mark Elwood says cancer death rates in both countries have gone down, but the differences have persisted.
'We're falling further behind': Call for radical reform of Pharmac's budget
New Zealand offers no appeal for drug companies because it's so hard to make a sale, the Cancer Society says. Audio
Pharmac restricts diabetes drugs amid global shortage
Two drugs for type 2 diabetes are being restricted to only those already prescribed them, due to a global shortage. Audio
Pharmac needs 'ambitious reform': Cancer Society
The Cancer Society says Pharmac needs "ambitious reform", particularly of its funding model. Cancer Society Chief Executive Dr Rachael Hart spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Pharmac to get extra $1.7 billion over four years
The drug buying agency Pharmac says funding new medicines is still out of reach despite the government's latest cash injection. Pharmac Chief Executive Sarah Fitt spoke to Corin Dann Audio
Breast Cancer Foundation concerned at PHARMAC funding
More funding for Pharmac doesn't mean new medicines will be available according to the Breast Cancer Foundation's Ah-Leen Rayner who joined First Up. Audio
Lifeline makes crisis call of its own
The mental health hotline Lifeline turns 60 this year, and they say financial pressure has never been greater. Audio
Pharmac funding will not stretch to new medicines - chief executive
A multi-million dollar budget boost for Pharmac will only keep the lights on, doctors and patient advocates warn.
'Absurd and totally unacceptable': Man has to wait a year for surgery
"I was stunned at the state of things," a Canterbury man who has been bumped down the list says.
Pharmac's budget boosted to $6.3b over next four years
The government has announced what it says is the largest Pharmac budget in its history.
Covid-19 update: 2343 new cases, 11 further deaths
Canterbury had the highest number of reported active cases with 399, followed by Capital and Coast with 217.
Man died from brain injury after breathing tube inserted incorrectly
The tube was placed in his oesophagus instead of his trachea - an error that wasn't picked up for 15 minutes.
Christchurch's Ōtākaro Orchard Community Garden to open education hub
Beside Christchurch's Avon River, Otakaro Orchard Community Garden and Food Forest has 96 different fruit trees, and an underscrub filled berries, herbs and medicinal plants. Audio
Doctor-turned-comedian Adam Kay on finding the funny in a job he found toxic
Adam Kay has been very open with what turned him off working as a doctor and into a successful writer and comedian. Audio
Preparing mental health workers to attend emergency calls "could take a decade"
The Mental Health Foundation warns preparing the sector to pick up all mental health-related emergency calls could take a decade. Audio