health & science

Limit alcohol to 1 drink a day, study says

A large international study says adults should average no more than one alcoholic drink per day, and that means drinking guidelines in many countries may be far too loose.

Apr 16 2018

Associated Press

Futurelearning

Trade agreement may affect people’s health

The new Trans Pacific Partnership agreement will have an undeniable influence on the future health of NZers, writes Rhys Jones and David Menkes.

Apr 03 2018

Rhys Jones and David Menkes

health & science

To catch an evil twin

DNA evidence is useless when it comes to identical siblings. A New Zealand researcher is looking to change that.

Mar 31 2018

Shane Cowlishaw

Futurelearning

Adjusting your sails for changing winds

“You can’t change the wind but you can adjust your sails. And I think that’s the case with climate change adaptation.” New Zealand can learn off the Dutch when it comes to planning for rising water levels.

Mar 26 2018

Victoria University Of Wellington

Comment

NZ dental care: the rotten truth

The Government needs to put its money where its mouth is when it comes to dental care, writes Emma Espiner.

Mar 23 2018

Emma Espiner

health & science

Science communication: the icing on the cake

In the era of the elevator pitch, young scientists set themselves a task: explain your research using only a chocolate cake. Eloise Gibson checks out their baking.

Mar 16 2018

Eloise Gibson

News

UN to scrutinise NZ’s disability policy

The Human Rights Commission will highlight ‘discriminatory provisions’ undermining the care of people with disabilities in NZ at the UN next week.

Mar 15 2018

Teuila Fuatai

health & science

A last-ditch attempt at rabbit control

A Korean virus developed to curb our rampant rabbit population won’t work long-term unless landowners spend winter killing off survivors of the disease.

Mar 12 2018

Farah Hancock

Newsroom

New code of ethics makes way for homeopathy

A new pharmacy code of ethics will clear the way for pharmacies to sell homeopathic products.

Mar 09 2018

Farah Hancock

Politics

From Tonga to NZ’s Parliament

Anahila Kanongata’a-Suisuiki tells Newsroom about her colourful background, and life as part of the coalition Govt.

Mar 07 2018

Teuila Fuatai

Futurelearning

Govt should move now to ban drug advertising

If the Government wants to support PHARMAC’s mission of getting best value for money in drugs, it should move now to ban direct marketing to consumers.

Mar 02 2018

University Of Auckland

boardroom

A taste of Newsroom Pro

Newsroom Pro is Newsroom’s twin publication - an online subscription news service based in Wellington, reporting on politics and the economy via Parliament and the Beehive.

Feb 28 2018

Bernard Hickey

boardroom

Synlait prepares for $260m Pokeno factory

Pokeno could end up being dairy central, after Synlait announced it wants to build a $260m infant formula factory down the road from the Chinese-owned Yashily plant.

Feb 27 2018

Paul McBeth

Best of the Week

What illegal drugs do for pain and depression

Drug researcher David Nutt tells Eloise Gibson that denying cannabis to sick people is ‘inhumane’, and shares the latest findings from his LSD trials.

Feb 21 2018

Eloise Gibson