Suicide
Mike King: I Am Hope tour
Mental Health advocate Mike King is travelling from Bluff to Cape Reinga with seven others riding 50cc scooters. Along the way he's talking to young people about mental health in the "I am Hope Tour"… Audio
Understanding Young Men's Experiences of Suicide Bereavement
In the first study of its kind, Dr Chris Bowden, who is a lecturer in Victoria's School of Education, found that young men aged between 17-25 who lost a close male friend to suicide, suffered, grieved… Audio
Many respite centres not recording suicide attempts
Many respite centres for mental health patients don't have clinical staff on hand at all times, and eleven of the country's 20 district health boards don't require the centres to record suicide… Audio
Rinku's story - Life after the dark
In July 2015, international student Rinku Deol walked into the office of his local MP, dowsed himself with petrol and threatened to set himself alight. The young Indian man claimed he was being… Audio
3 suspected suicides prompts mayor's message to youth
Whangarei Mayor Sheryl Mai is imploring young people to reach out for help after at least three suspected suicides in the city in the past week. Audio
Daughter forced to forgo mum's funeral, says she had 'no support'
The daughter of a woman who took her own life says that she and others in a similar position are unaware of the limited services out there to help.
Call for more university openness on suicide
Five students from Otago University are suspected to have taken their own lives in the past year, meanwhile the number of students needing mental health support has also surged at the university. Video, Audio
Surge in mental health needs at Otago University
Support services at Otago University are responding to a major increase in calls for help with mental health after a surge of student suicides.
New focus on student mental health - will it make a difference?
The government is making moves to ramp up mental health services in New Zealand schools. A pilot programme is being planned to bring counsellors into primary schools, and multidisciplinary mental… Audio
Maori rangatahi call for conversation about suicide
A group of Maori youth have united in calling for Kiwis to talk about mental health and suicide. Their video - Time to Talk - has been viewed more than 100,000 times, but it's the message that counts.
…One third of secondary students self harm - study
"I had no escape other than releasing my emotional pain in a physical way - sort of to distract myself."
Mental health nurses needed in schools - coroner
A coroner has found a 15-year-old girl who took her own life was the victim of relentless cyber-bullying in the lead up to her death. Alatauai Sasa was a student of St Catherine's College in… Audio
Your big election listens from RNZ Insight
A selection of Insight podcasts investigating the big issues this election. Audio
Exploited Indian students turning to suicide, support group warns
Some Indian students are turning to self-harm or suicide because they are under pressure to get residency and being exploited by unscrupulous employers, a group representing migrant workers says. In… Audio
Empty pairs of shoes mark terrible toll
There were 606 pairs of shoes - each representing a New Zealander lost to suicide - lining the steps of Parliament today.
World Suicide Prevention Day
Hundreds of pairs of shoes, each pair representing a New Zealander lost to suicide in the past year, will arrive at Parliament this morning. Jane Stevens lost her 21 year old son Nicky after he was… Audio
High profile call to re-establish Mental Health Commission
The original Chair of the Mental Health Commission says there's no need for another review of mental health services - rather, action is needed straight away, starting with re-establishing the… Audio
Waiariki: the Te Wero debate
Candidates for the Māori seat of Waiariki discuss regional development, water ownership, Treaty Settlements and the support the Māori Party has given to a National government. Audio
Main parties shy away from specific suicide reduction target
Neither National nor Labour will commit to a specific target to reduce suicide, but their health spokespeople say 20 percent would be a sensible one.
'The toughen-up culture is costing a lot of lives'
A mother who lost a child to suicide is calling for urgent change after it was revealed more than 600 New Zealanders took their own lives in the year to June.