Suicide
Cory Taylor : writing about dying
Kim Hill talks to Australian writer Cory Taylor who wrote her last book, Dying: a Memoir, while dying of melanoma-related brain cancer. Audio
Flaxmere - everyone needs to lift their game
A Flaxmere man working to reduce family violence says families and the community need to look to themselves, not government agencies, to solve problems in the Hastings suburb. Audio
Welfare agencies failed to prevent teen girl suicides
A coroner's report on the deaths, of four teenage girls in the Hasting's suburb of Flaxmere, over a 13 month period, has criticised the lack of coordination among government agencies. Audio
Tolley says Flaxmere suicides highlights failings
A coroner's report on the deaths of four teenage girls in the Hastings suburb of Flaxmere has criticised the lack of coordination among government agencies. Audio
CYF overhaul should help stop Flaxmere tragedies
An overhaul of child protection services should help prevent tragedies like the suicides of four Hastings teenagers, the Social Development Minister says.
Changes suggested in wake of four Flaxmere suicides
After four teenage suicides in just over a year in the Hastings suburb of Flaxmere, a Coroner is calling for a multi-agency crackdown on family violence. Audio
Family violence in four Flaxmere suicides
Four teenage girls who committed suicide within 13 months in a Hastings suburb had all been exposed to family violence, an inquest has found.
Jeanette Winterson: the disguised written self
Kim Hill talks to the British novelist who has published over a dozen works of fiction since her 1985 debut novel, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit; her latest is The Gap of Time, a "cover version" of… Audio
Ministry responds to mental health concerns
Last week Nine to Noon highlighted the issue of community mental health care after four serious attacks in Wellington in the last year by mental health outpatients - three of the victims died. Since… Audio
Cycling to Wellness
A woman, a dog and thousands of kilometres of New Zealand road. Leisa McNaughton cycles the country with her canine companion, Indy, to raise awareness of mental illness. Audio, Gallery
Fonterra blamed for extra dairy stress
While one farming leader blames Fonterra for raising farmers' stress levels, workshops to help prevent rural suicides are burgeoning with health workers.
No getting down on depression
'Every Brilliant Thing' is a UK theatre production that has been referred to as the funniest show you'll ever see about depression. Audio
Lecretia Seales' challenge still unanswered
Assisted dying. Assisted suicide. The name varies depending on who is talking but for Lecretia Seales it simply came down to a wish to die with dignity.
Push to get mentally stressed out of cells, into hospital
Police are working with Auckland DHB to treat mentally distressed people as patients, not prisoners. Audio
Woman's mental health care criticised
Mistakes were made in the care of a woman who committed suicide after running away from Waikato Hospital's mental health centre, a clinician says. Audio
Death of a man at the centre of citifleet fraud self-inflicted
A Dunedin City Council manager took his own life, six days after he was questioned about a missing fleet of cars trucks and scooters belonging to the council. Audio
Fraud allegations led to suicide, says coroner
A coroner has found a Dunedin City Council employee took his own life due to the pressure of fraud allegations.
Hui shares indigenous solutions to suicide
Finding indigenous solutions to preventing suicide was the goal of a hui in Hamilton today. Audio
Farmer suicide - overcoming isolation
Matt Shirtcliffe speaks openly about the suicide of his farmer wife Mary in May this year. Matt has begun a campaign to help overcome farmer isolation. Video, Audio
Farmer suicides up
Figures from the Ministry of Justice show 27 men in farming communities committed suicide in the past year ended June.
