Ridiculously picturesque, with award-winning eateries and bars, the New Zealand South Island towns have more to offer than just adventure sports, restaurateur Penelope Johnson says

I've lived in Arrowtown/Kā-muriwai for 13 years. It's beautifully preserved - like walking on to a film set in the gold mining days, but with Queenstown international airport at our doorstep.

Arrowtown is slower than Queenstown/Tāhuna. It's 20 minutes away and there's a real desire to keep that slow pace, though we welcome New Zealand/Aotearoa tourists as much as international guests.

Biggest improvements seen in young adults and new mothers, with group activities of most benefit

Aerobic exercise such as running, swimming or dancing can be considered a frontline treatment for mild depression and anxiety, according to research that suggests working out with others brings the most benefits.

Scientists analysed published reviews on exercise and mental health and found that some of the greatest improvements were observed in young adults and new mothers - groups that are considered particularly vulnerable to mental health problems.

Providers report rise in demand as companies seek mental health benefits and increased sense of community

In a growing number of workplaces, the soundtrack of the lunch break is no longer the rustle of sandwiches at a desk, but the quiet hum of bees - housed just outside the office window.

Employers from Manchester to Milton Keynes are working with professional beekeepers to install hives on rooftops, in courtyards and car parks - positioning beekeeping not as a novelty but as a way to ease stress, build community and reconnect workers with nature in an era of hybrid work and burnout.

UPFs are made to encourage addiction and consumption and should be regulated like tobacco, say researchers

Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) have more in common with cigarettes than with fruit or vegetables, and require far tighter regulation, according to a new report.

UPFs and cigarettes are engineered to encourage addiction and consumption, researchers from three US universities said, pointing to the parallels in widespread health harms that link both.

The structure of wrists mean we have the capacity to do both handstands and neurosurgery. A lot can go wrong

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It's a bad time of year for wrists. Parents - and sometimes grandparents - full of enthusiasm and holiday cheer hop on their child's new scooter or bike, keen to show said child how great the new toy is, and forget that gravity isn't as kind to the body when we're older. Falls happen, and wrists often take the brunt.

"It's got its own name: 'fall on an outstretched hand'," says Brigette Evans, an occupational therapist at Bathurst Hand Therapy. As we fall, our instinct is to put our arms out in front of us to protect our body, face and head, and the wrist takes a lot of that force.