Several of you have asked – where is Kate now? The National Library of New Zealand has her on display for ten… http://t.co/45BjU7dONH — Women’s Refuge NZ (@womensrefugenz) September 18, 2014 Katherine Wilson “Kate” Sheppard (10 March 1847–13 July 1934)[a] was the most prominent member of New Zealand’s Women’s SuffrageContinue Reading

  It’s hard for anyone to deal with stress and anxiety, but it’s especially hard for children. Michele Kambolis, a clinical therapist and author, joined HuffPost Live host Caroline Modarressy-Tehrani to discuss effective methods to help children deal with their stress and anxiety. “The first line of attack normally isContinue Reading

The task of man is to help others; that’s my firm teaching, that’s my message. That is my own belief. — Dalai Lama Quotes (@DalaiLamaPosts) September 17, 2014 The Dalai Lama /ˈdɑːlaɪ ˈlɑːmə/[1][2] is a high lama in the Gelug or “Yellow Hat” school of Tibetan Buddhism, founded by TsongkhapaContinue Reading

Don’t be afraid to change. You may lose something good but you may gain something better. #mindfulness — Everyday Mindfulness (@mindfuleveryday) September 17, 2014 Mindfulness is “the intentional, accepting and non-judgmental focus of one’s attention on the emotions, thoughts and sensations occurring in the present moment”,[1] which can be trainedContinue Reading

Personality disorders are a contentious issue in psychiatry. How many are there and how reliable is their diagnosis? Are we just medicalising bad behaviour and social inadequacy. How should medical and criminal justice sectors divide responsibility? The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham CollegeContinue Reading

http://www.royalsociety.org.nz/publications/reports/yearbooks/year2004/obituaries/william-pickering/ A seminal figure of the age of space, New Zealand-born William Hayward Pickering was internationally known for his significant contributions to the founding of the space age, and for the first robotic explorations of the Moon, Venus and Mars. William Pickering was a former director of the world-famous JetContinue Reading

The community of men who have sex with men (MSM) New diagnoses for HIV amongst MSM, where the infection occurred in NZ, rose sharply from 2000 to 2005. Since 2005 new diagnoses have stabilised at around 70 new infections per year, though small fluctuations between years exist. Stabilising the numberContinue Reading

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/16/muslim-women-breaking-silence-sexual-assault_n_5830640.html Ali, 23, was inspired to create the film after a close family friend revealed that she had been sexually assaulted by an uncle as a child. Over the course of the next few years, Ali said she found out that several more young girls were assaulted by the sameContinue Reading

(Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) More than 2 million people die every year in the United States, almost always in the presence of life-sustaining medical technology. Sometimes the choices posed by medical technology make death the least worst alternative. Yet, choosing death, or letting go, is often a painful and contentious business. BioethicistContinue Reading

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_BattenJean Batten was the daughter of a dental surgeon named Frederick Batten and a mother named Ellen Batten who became a strong supporter of her career as a pilot. In 1924 she was enrolled into a girls’ boarding college in Remuera in Auckland where she studied ballet and piano. ThoughContinue Reading