She doesn’t know her name or what day it is. Anne Pead has lost her mind.Her daughter Deborah, an accomplished PR maven, says dementia has robbed her mother of her personality.It began with Anne squirrelling away jars of honey,…
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Researchers take another step towards a cure for HIV
Researchers, including a former Dunedin scientist, have made a discovery which raises hopes of finding an eventual cure for HIV.Professor Carole McArthur, who is a University of Otago graduate, is among the authors of a newly-published…
Covid 19 coronavirus: Infected Air New Zealand staffer had first jab last week
The Air New Zealand flight attendant at the centre of Auckland’s newest community case was given a Covid-19 vaccination shot last week. The Prime Minister told TVNZ’s Breakfast that as a key frontline worker the crew member got…
Covid 19 coronavirus: Air New Zealand crew member tests positive for Covid, Auckland Airport Countdown supermarket a 'location of interest'
VIRUS LATEST* ‘Madhouse’: Aucklanders embrace level-2 freedoms – rest of NZ returns to level 1 * Which Auckland highway remarkably got worse for traffic in 2020’s year of Covid-19? * David Seymour – Why our pandemic response…
Majority of women feel workplace is a threatening environment: study
Men and women are indeed from distinct planets when it comes to views on diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) in the workplace, a new study has found.Despite almost three in four saying their organisations are committed to diversity,…
Dementia: The Brains Trust, Episode 3 – Care villages offer new approach
It’s cruel, deadly and doesn’t discriminate, but no one wants to talk about dementia.Lisa Burns, national spokesperson for Dementia New Zealand, says it’s crucial we confront dementia.”My grandmother died from it. “So many people…
Wellington left without a seat at Three Waters Steering Committee
Wellington’s water leaders say it’s problematic and strange they have been left without a seat at a committee that’s described as a key reference point for incoming water reforms.The Government is in the middle of reforming local…
Women in science: Tackling gender diversity in top jobs
Women are underrepresented in the top jobs of science and tech. A new programme is trying to fix that. Maria Jose Alvarez was pitching her agritech start-up to a group of investors when they cut her off with questions. Not for…
Dementia: The Brains Trust – photographer Mike Scott's inside view
Herald photographer and videographer Mike Scott spent more than a year getting to know the subjects of the Herald’s new online video series The Brains Trust: Confronting Dementia.He and reporter Carolyne Meng-Yee talked to a wide…
Dementia: The Brains Trust, Episode 6: Mike Scott's MRI scan
Herald video journalist Mike Scott is not used to having the lens zoom in on his personal and painful story.As a little boy, he and his siblings, Chris and Angus, feared their father, who was violent and an alcoholic.”I knew dad…