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ACC reveal winter injury mishaps
Kimye 'need to focus' on baby
The early arrival of the baby of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West has prompted celebrity doctor, Dr Mehmet Oz, to warn the…
Blog: Time to rethink autism
Today is Autistic Pride Day. Some might ask, what is there to be proud of about being autistic? Surely autism is something…
Cigarette profits in NZ run out of puff
British American Tobacco Holdings New Zealand's profit was down almost 5 per cent in 2012.
Steroid rise worries drug expert
Recreational steroid use by New Zealanders has been described as a "huge elephant in the room" by a leading voice in the…
'You're just at the top of your game'
Fred was in his mid-20s when a car accident on a busy Auckland road left him with serious injuries that would require months…
More Kiwis will die from steroid use
Steroids have claimed the lives of at least two New Zealanders and more are likely to follow.
Sex report slams Kiwi lessons
Sex education is promoting sexual behaviour among young people and not showing all the risks, a new report claims.
Health
Head injury leaves Australian with French accent
An Australian woman who now speaks with a French-sounding accent after a head injury eight years ago…
Blog: Dare to dream big
This is a fun exercise. It's also super-powerful. I used to get surprised when clients did this and amazing stuff started…
Tragic threat lurking in pursuit of perfection
Kris McKenzie loved his puppy, Oden. One day, inexplicably, Kris flew into a rage, grabbed Oden and threw him into a wall…
Saudi Arabia: Two more killed by SARS-like virus
Two more people have died in Saudi Arabia from the SARS-like coronavirus, the health ministry says, bringing the number…
Fitness Challenge: Resist and you'll reform
Each week Rachel Grunwell tries a new sport to bring you the lowdown
Hospital malaise doing the rounds
In an unprecedented peek behind the closed doors of NZ's hospital wards, a junior doctor reveals the delays, duplication…
Long waits a hard pill to swallow
It is just after 8 o'clock on Friday night and Lee Mohr is doubled up in pain, alone at a bus stop outside Middlemore Hospital…
Child wins adult lungs
A 10-year-old cystic fibrosis sufferer is recovering at a Philadelphia hospital yesterday after receiving a set of adult…
Canada probes report of human mad cow cases
Four suspected cases of the human variant of mad cow disease, one of them fatal, have emerged in western Canada, local media…
For better or worse, until restless sleep do we part
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I am gradually, but remorselessly, being pushed out of the marital bedroom. The presence of six cats…
Life & Style
Connecticut takes Miss USA crown (+photos)
A 25-year-old contestant from Connecticut has won the title of Miss USA in Las Vegas.
Health & Wellbeing
The devil they know
Alan Perrott talks to people with the inside track on what’s out to get us and finds out how that knowledge affects their…
Exercise
Flying with yoga
Each week Rachel Grunwell tries a new sport to bring you the lowdown.
National
Westland District Council sued by heliport operators
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The Westland District Council is being sued for $773,000 by Franz Josef heliport operators who say the…
Medicine
'Pink Viagra' on way to pep up women's sex drive
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A Dutch company called Emotional Brain claims early trials of a new drug, Lybrido, show promise for…
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