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Sunburn Is Not a Rite of Passage Health
5 September 2026

Sunburn Is Not a Rite of Passage

NZ sun burns faster than almost anywhere else. Why our UV is worse, what a burn at nineteen costs at forty, and cheap habits that…
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Nicotine Pouches: The Thing Nobody Warned You About Health
29 August 2026

Nicotine Pouches: The Thing Nobody Warned You About

Nicotine pouches turned up in NZ flats and changing rooms fast. What is in them, the side effects, the dependence risk, and where the law…
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Friendships That Drift, and the Ones Worth Keeping Positive Living
24 August 2026

Friendships That Drift, and the Ones Worth Keeping

School mates scatter into flats, jobs and other cities - and that drift is normal, not a failure. An honest NZ take on keeping the…
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Quitting Vapes: What Actually Helps Health
19 August 2026

Quitting Vapes: What Actually Helps

What nicotine withdrawal really feels like, the free NZ quit support that works, and why one slip is not failure. A practical guide for young…
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The Group Chat Never Sleeps Mental Wellbeing
15 August 2026

The Group Chat Never Sleeps

Always-on phones and the 11pm group chat, minus the panic. What the evidence on screen time really says, and calm ways to get some distance.
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Money When There Is Not Much of It New Zealand's Youth
10 August 2026

Money When There Is Not Much of It

Real budgeting for young New Zealanders on a low income - student allowance, first-job pay, rent eating most of it. Free NZ help, no sales…
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When to Reach Out, and Who to Call Mental Wellbeing
6 August 2026

When to Reach Out, and Who to Call

Free, confidential NZ helplines for young people - 1737, Youthline and Whats Up. What each one is, when to use it, and what calling is…
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Getting Outside When the Gym Is Not Your Thing Health
2 August 2026

Getting Outside When the Gym Is Not Your Thing

Not a gym person? Free ways for young Kiwis to get moving outdoors, from DOC short walks to parkrun, with no membership and barely any…
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Drinking Less Without Making It a Whole Thing Health
30 July 2026

Drinking Less Without Making It a Whole Thing

Young New Zealanders are drinking less than ever. Here is what the trend really looks like and how to cut back without turning it into…
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The Job You Get Before You Know What You Are Doing Positive Living
25 July 2026

The Job You Get Before You Know What You Are Doing

Landing a first job in NZ with no experience - simple CV basics, the starting-out wage explained, and why a so-so first job is still…
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