by Louise Rees | Mar 10, 2023 | Loneliness, Uncategorised
By Anjali Thulkanam, Student, BA in psychology and history, Victoria University of Wellington On the 2nd of March 2020, I started my very first day of university. I was only 18, excited to learn new things, to meet new people, and have new experiences. At least that’s...
by Louise Rees | Mar 2, 2023 | Loneliness, Uncategorised
The recent cyclone and floods, coming on top of three years of Covid, mean that this is a stressful time for many New Zealanders. It’s normal to feel anxious during stressful times, and Anxiety New Zealand advise that, ‘When anxiety starts to impact our...
by Louise Rees | Apr 4, 2022 | Loneliness, News Media, Uncategorised
Frances Sheehy, 76, is not someone you can easily triumph in a game of Bridge. She has been playing the game for 55 years, represented New Zealand at tournaments four times and been an Otago representative 20 times. But these days Sheehy is no longer showing off her...
by Louise Rees | Feb 25, 2022 | News Media, Uncategorised
We like predictability. We function best when we know what is going to happen. The irony here is that after all this uncertainty, predictability in this phase of the pandemic in New Zealand is increasing. As the Omicron wave gathers strength, we can most likely expect...
by Louise Rees | Sep 25, 2020 | Loneliness, News Media, Uncategorised
Author and economist Noreena Hertz talks to RNZ Nine to Noon’s Kathryn Ryan about her new book, ‘The Lonely Century – Coming Together in a World That’s Pulling apart’. From isolated people working from home to elderly people in Japan...
by Louise Rees | Aug 5, 2020 | Loneliness, News Media, Uncategorised
In this stuff article, single Mum Hayley Stent shares her experiences of shared parenting and...
