Mum told to quit home
Mum told to quit home

Mia Geraets lived for 25 years at the resthome her brother helped establish. It was a shock to her family when the resthome…

Diana Lennon: Our future wasted
Diana Lennon: Our future wasted

You've seen the pictures of large numbers of people with mattresses on the floor, small houses where families crowd together…

Doctors seek help to mend broken hearts
Doctors seek help to mend broken hearts

Sunlight beams through the lounge window at the Katoas' house creating warmth and comfort. The house is matchbox-size, immaculate…

Isla Fisher bullied in to shedding baby weight
Isla Fisher bullied in to shedding baby weight

Australian actress Isla Fisher was bullied into losing her baby weight by a fearsome personal trainer who barked orders…

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Fans pay big bucks to cook with Gwyneth
Fans pay big bucks to cook with Gwyneth

Gwyneth Paltrow is set to show off her cooking skills to a group of fans who have paid US$2000 for a…

Alan Perrott: All by myself

Alan Perrott looks forward to some long-overdue self-indulgence.

DNA key to breast cancer in spotlight

Even celebrities are mortal. They share our genes and, like us, cannot escape their inheritance.

Jolie strides out for all of womankind

If this was Angelina Jolie's masterplan to divert attention away from her upper thigh, which she flashed to worldwide acclaim…

School breakfast programme may run five days a week
School breakfast programme may run five days a week

A school breakfast programme run by Fonterra and Sanitarium may be extended to five days a week with…

New campaign to reduce harm to patients

The government has announced a new campaign to reduce harm to patients. The new patient safety campaign is aimed at saving…

Best colours for the bedroom?

Feeling blue may not be all bad when it comes to enjoying a good night’s sleep.

Andrew Dickson: Unethical weight loss mantra is 'Enslaving Gen Y'

Over the past few months TV3 has been running a series called Saving Gen-Y . This show featured eight young people attempting…

Is a gene making you fat?

Women battling the bulge may be fighting more than just sweet temptation, according to new research showing a fat gene could…

Jolie surgery details revealed
Jolie surgery details revealed

Angelina Jolie's surgeon has revealed in detail the treatment the 37-year-old actress had before, during…

Implant keeps hopes alive

Dylan Smith hasn't let a near-death experience, when his heart stopped beating, put him off reaching for the highest levels…

Angelina Jolie's mastectomy: Q+A

Angelina Jolie has had a preventative mastectomy after learning she had a gene that significantly raised her risk of breast…

Mastectomy not for everyone

Doctors and genetic counselors warn Angelina Jolie's medical situation was very specific, and that her course of action…

Tattoos: Think before you ink

Let's say you are living in the moment, feelling giddy - a little tipsy, maybe - and you decide to get that tattoo.

Pitt praises Jolie's 'heroic' decision
Pitt praises Jolie's 'heroic' decision

Angelina Jolie says she "proactively" underwent a double mastectomy to reduce her risk of developing…

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