A new report tracking the health and wellbeing of Kiwis since the COVID-19 pandemic began has provided a snapshot into how we are doing - and to put it simply, Kiwis are generally worried.
The Southern Cross Healthy Futures report has revealed the biggest worry to Kiwis is the cost of living crisis. The report shows 93 percent of New Zealanders are concerned about it.
And nine out of 10 of us worry COVID-19 could make things worse, with 89 percent of Kiwis worried about further economic impacts of the pandemic.
With constant turmoil overseas, 66 percent of Kiwis are really concerned about what's unfolding across the world like Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The 66 percent of us concerned about global issues is a 16 percent increase since the pandemic began.
And a majority of Kiwi parents are worried about their children, particularly how their kids are going to cope with all of life's pressures.
Sixty-three percent of Kiwi parents are concerned, that's up eight percent since the start of the pandemic.
And finally, 57 percent of Kiwis stress they won't have enough money to support themselves and their families.
Southern Cross chief medical officer Dr Stephen Childs told The Project the saddest result out of all the findings is that 50 percent of Kiwis aren't happy with themselves, while a quarter of Kiwis were "highly stressed" in the last month.
"Obviously we live in a society in which stressors are increasing, the cost of living is a major concern to people, COVID is a major concern to people, affordable housing is a major concern."
Dr Childs added the amount of Kiwis who are unhappy is "sad".
"It's just a shame that the degree of unhappiness is actually quite high in our society."
He did say there was some good news in the report too, with some things improving for Kiwis.
"There's been an increase in access to healthcare, there's been a move to trusting regulated healthcare professionals."
He added the report saw less reliance on the internet and social media too.
"Probably a trend in the right direction."
Watch the full interview above.
