Hair loss drug 'crash', Kiwis leaving NZ + the Gaza plan
Update: 2025-11-18
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Do you use a hair loss drug? A vocal minority of younger users of finasteride are speaking out about the rare but potentially long-lasting mental health side effects.
Plus: the UN Security Council has approved Donald Trump's plan for an international stabilisation force to provide security in Gaza. So what happens now?
And young Kiwis are streaming out of New Zealand in record numbers, with a lot ending up here. What's the appeal, and are they planning to stay?
Listen now:
01.13- What it's like on hair loss drugs
14.08 - What's next in Gaza?
18.22- Choosing Australia over New Zealand
Guests:
Tynan King, reporter, Background Briefing
Asha Sundaram, Associate Professor, University of Auckland
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