1+ week, 2+ day ago  (95+ words) The Reserve Bank is expected to take a long-term view on inflation when it sets interest rates today." Economists expect the central bank to play it safe and keep the Official Cash Rate at 2. 25% until later in the year." It's…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (219+ words) Australia's social media ban's first report card is in and there's room for improvement " The regulator says the big social media companies are not doing enough to keep children off their platforms, particularly having insufficient measures to prevent kids from…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (626+ words) A jury in New Mexico sided with the state attorney-general's office in a landmark United States case accusing social media giant Meta of allowing its social media platforms to become venues for child predators to solicit young users. The jury…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (192+ words) Kiwis are struggling with their health and wellbeing in the workplace." Umbrella Wellbeing has released its annual report into the state of workplace health and wellbeing, which surveyed over 11, 000 people across 33 workplaces over the last two years. " Overall, this shows…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (598+ words) The University of Otago's psychology assistant training programme has been delayed a year because the Psychologists Board had not approved its accreditation application in time to start in Semester 1. The Auckland University of Technology and the University of Canterbury have…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (360+ words) Okay, once again - not for the first time on this show and probably not the last - thank goodness for Erica Stanford. Normally, she's righting wrongs in education but today it's her other portfolio: immigration. She has just introduced legislation to…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (914+ words) Sixteen Bay of Plenty GPs who are interested in providing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder services are upskilling in their own time at personal cost. GPs and nurse practitioners could begin diagnosing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults from February…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (470+ words) A bonobo named Kanzi was sitting at a table across from a researcher. On the table are two completely empty clear cups and an empty clear jug. The researcher pretends to pour juice into both cups. Then she pretends to…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (254+ words) Britain's upper house of Parliament voted today in favour of banning under16s from using social media, raising pressure on the Government to match a similar ban passed in Australia. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said earlier this week that he was not…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (109+ words) ADHD New Zealand spokesperson Darrin Bull joins Mike Hosking to discuss the significant prescription law change that will make ADHD treatment easier to acc. .. It's expected those with ADHD will have an easier time getting treatment with changes to prescribing…...