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Scientists have confirmed what every urbanite has long suspected – life in the city is more stressful. Researchers have shown that the parts of the brain dealing with stress and emotion are affected by living among the crowds. The findings help shed light on why those who are born and raised in urban areas are more likely to suffer from anxiety, depression and schizophrenia than those brought up in the countryside. Country life: Past findings have shown that exposure to green space boosts health and reduces stress The team of international scientists behind the finding are unsure why city life...

Chainsaw man stayed alive by keeping cool KAY BLUNDELLThe Dominion PostSaturday, 10 March 2007 Grit and determination to get help without blacking out was the difference between life and death for a Waikanae man who sliced open his face with a chainsaw. Chas Marshall, 35, was cutting firewood for a friend in End Farm Rd, Waikanae, last Wednesday when his chainsaw kicked back into his face, inflicting a deep cut from his eyebrows to his chin. "For a split second I did not know what happened – it just kicked back. "I was numb, I could not feel anything, just...