A new study has found that being slightly overweight might not shorten your life, but being very thin might.
Life
6:00am
Get to know your danger points when it comes to reckless spending and put bumper bars in place to slow yourself down.
The eight women in their mid-20s don't share food or shop together, which means jockeying for space in the fridges and pantry shelves.
Saturday 6:00am
Johnny and Azita Agnew have a history of delving into the lives of society's most marginalised groups and making artful documentaries.
New book about the historic NZ feminist explores Sheppard's culinary contributions.
Fri, Sep 19
Hundreds lined up and $20,000 was made on the day the fruit ice creams arrived at one Christchurch dairy recently.
New Zealand
Thu, Sep 4
Jenna Ellen was fit, healthy and beginning IVF treatment when a shock stage 3 cancer diagnosis turned her world upside down.
Health
Mon, Sep 1
If she's careful, Gracie Crook can fill the trolley for herself and her daughter without blowing her budget.
Sat, Aug 30
What exactly is Destiny Church's message? John Campbell highlights consistent themes: far-right prejudices, manifest anger and hatred.
Mon, Sep 8
An experienced family mediator wants separting parents to know there is funded mediation available, which helps minimise the damage to children.
Sun, Sep 14
When two families and two cultures come together in one apartment, the eating can be pretty good.
Sat, Sep 13
Your personal wealth isn't just what's in your bank account, it's what's in your head.
Sun, Sep 7
National identity isn't the only reason to back a team – and these three proud All Black supporters from South Africa prove it.
Sat, Sep 6
Many of us would like to supplement our income with a part-time gig, but which ones pay and which waste your time?
Mon, Sep 15
The four-penny postage stamp from 1902 featured an upside-down Lake Taupō — a misprint that's made it both unique and famous.
Saturday 5:56pm
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Judges said it was the "off-the-scale" intricacy and beauty of Tsukumogami that won American design pair Dawn Mostow and Ben Gould the 2025 Supreme WOW Award.
Saturday 10:40am
2:22
Brendan Zietsch looks at the differences between mature adults who have never had sex and those who have.
Sleep experts explain what's behind the 'hypnic jerk'.
CEOs in America earn a staggering 265 to 300 times more than the average worker – but are they 300 times happier?
Thu, Sep 18
'Beauty sleep' is not a myth – a neurologist and sleep expert confirms what the mirror may already have told you.
Wed, Sep 17
AI hype has just shaken up the world’s rich list. What if the boom is really a bubble?
From haemorrhoids to fainting, research shows that spending too long on the toilet can trigger a range of painful and sometimes dangerous conditions.
The Netflix doco series Wild Wild West alerted the world to Rajneeshpuram but glossed over the abusive treatment of the commune's many children and teens.
Claire Turnbull has six science-backed tips for keeping those tempting but unwholesome foods and drinks at bay.
Insomnia is one of the most talked-about sleep problems, but it’s also one of the most misunderstood, writes Amelia Scott.
Fri, Sep 12
Many report strange and even scary dreams after reducing their caffeine intake, but what does the science say?
Thu, Sep 11
Some of the symptoms of dementia in cats are even similar to what we might see in humans – though not all of them, of course.
Having too much protein can cause problems, writes academic Margaret Murray.
The Filipino yam Ube is served in everything from cakes to soup, and is becoming a global phenomenon.
"I'm trying to find the balance each week between hitting my macros, 3300 calories a day, as efficiently and as cost effectively as possible."
When the five-a-day campaign was launched in the UK and Ireland more than 20 years ago, it was never meant to be the “perfect” target, writes academic Catherine Norton.
Whether they're your tears or as colleague's, what should you do when they start to flow?
Wed, Sep 3
