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How to be a long-distance grandparent

How to be a long-distance grandparent

More Kiwi grandparents are connecting through screens rather than in person. With adult children scattered...

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Why your eye keeps twitching

Why your eye keeps twitching

It usually starts without warning. A tiny flutter beneath your eye that lasts a few...

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Why when you eat matters as much as what you eat

Why when you eat matters as much as what you eat

Most of us think about what we eat far more than when we eat it....

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Why you sound sarcastic when you don’t mean to

Why you sound sarcastic when you don’t mean to

This question has followed me for most of my life. I’m often told that I...

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Living apart together

Living apart together

Romantic partnership was once closely tied to cohabitation, but that link is weakening. Sociologists describe...

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Level up your bath

Level up your bath

A warm bath has always felt good, but there is growing evidence that it can...

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AI boosts polyp detection in colonoscopy trials

AI boosts polyp detection in colonoscopy trials

Even in skilled hands, a colonoscopy can miss things. Estimates from meta-analyses suggest adenoma miss...

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Our hidden workplace age problem

Our hidden workplace age problem

New Zealand’s workforce is getting older, but our workplaces are still too fixated on youth....

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Wellness at the heart of Christchurch

Wellness at the heart of Christchurch

Inner-city Christchurch has undergone a major recovery, and now revival. 15 years on from the...

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