Changes to allow over the counter sales of Melatonin in New Zealand alongside relaxing rules on magic mushrooms as medicine.

MedSafe's approved Melatonin for sale to adults without a prescription.

Psilocybin remains unapproved, but one specifically qualified psychiatrist is now permitted to prescribe it for treatment-resistant depression.

Broadcaster Sonia Gray has been trialling psychedelic drugs as an anxiety treatment, and joined Kerre Woodham to speak about her experience.

“Nothing is a silver bullet, and nothing is going to work for everybody all the time, but we need more tools.”

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GDP figures just out are stronger than economists had forecast.

Stats NZ says New Zealand's gross domestic product grew 0.8% in the March quarter – overtaking predictions of 0.7%.

It follows a 0.5% increase the quarter before.

Herald Business Editor-at-Large Liam Dann told Kerre Woodham it could mean the OCR won't get another cut next month.

He says it raises the odds the Reserve Bank will keep things on hold.

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There's a call for compulsory nationwide lifejacket use following the death of a 10-year-old boy in the Manukau Harbour.

Ryder Ferregel and his mother, Gemma, died in November 2022 after a boat carrying five people capsized near Clarks Beach.

They both drowned after hours of clinging to the overturned hull and even after reaching the relative safety of a sandbar.

In Coroner Erin Woolley's findings, she says had the pair been wearing lifejackets, their chances of surviving would have significantly increased.

Coastguard Regional Manager Jonny Bannister told Kerre Woodham it should absolutely be legislated for on a national level.

He says that there’s about eight different variations around the country as to what is required, but Coastguard New Zealand is actively campaigning to make it compulsory across the country.

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