New ZealandDunedin family devastated after partner's terminal cancer diagnosis17 Jan, 2021 04:29 AM4 minutes to read
New Zealand'Tragic': Mental health disorders linked to deadly physical illness13 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM3 minutes to readResearchers examined 3.2 million New Zealander's hospital records.
New ZealandWhat does vaping really do to our lungs?13 Jan, 2021 12:00 AM5 minutes to readMajor NZ study aims to answer burning questions around vaping's long-term effects.
PremiumNew Zealand'I should have been so grateful': Cancer survivors' unexpected battle6 Jan, 2021 01:26 AM11 minutes to readRobyn Kilpatrick was triumphant when her treatment ended. A week later, she unravelled.
PremiumLifestyleIn the radiotherapy room: Simon Wilson's cancer diary1 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM17 minutes to readSimon Wilson, diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2017, reports from the radiotherapy room.
New ZealandDad told the cancerous lump on cheek was a tooth abscess. Now he's dying23 Dec, 2020 01:15 AM4 minutes to read"Telling the kids their dad was dying was the hardest thing we have ever had to do."
New ZealandBrave mum hides breast cancer to support her family22 Dec, 2020 12:08 AM5 minutes to read"I loved her to bits, but I didn't realise the rest of the world felt the same about her."
New ZealandSweet Louise pulls services due to lack of funding21 Dec, 2020 05:47 AM3 minutes to readCharity supporting women with incurable breast cancer needs more financial support.
New ZealandDefying cancer for Xmas: Radical treatment keeping killer disease at bay19 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM5 minutes to readMiriam Walter saw the tumour in her pancreas shrink 73 per cent thanks to the new device.
BusinessBunnings slammed in parody ad for selling product banned abroad18 Dec, 2020 04:48 AM3 minutes to readBunnings has been targeted for stocking a product seeped in global controversy.
New ZealandFamily heartbreak: Young sisters diagnosed with same cancer months apart12 Dec, 2020 06:26 AM5 minutes to readThe diagnosis follows one of the pair's daughter's own childhood battle with cancer.
New ZealandAuckland mum's rare cancer diagnosis after losing child in driveway tragedy8 Dec, 2020 10:49 PM4 minutes to readSophia Perera is hoping on hope to have more time with her young daughter, Augustina.
New ZealandPathologist gets funding boost for cancer research7 Dec, 2020 08:46 PM2 minutes to readIt is one of five new research grants Canterbury and West Coast DHBs have received.
LifestyleCancer Society calls for mandatory sunscreen tests after Consumer NZ investigation6 Dec, 2020 08:31 PM3 minutes to readFive sunscreens fail to provide claimed sun protection in latest Consumer NZ testing.
New Zealand|PoliticsLabour's Phil Twyford takes leave from Parliament1 Dec, 2020 05:31 PMQuick ReadThe minister will work remotely after his wife was diagnosed with cancer.
New ZealandLocal Focus: Pāpāmoa surfers ride for men's health30 Nov, 2020 02:40 AM2 minutes to readCommunity surf comp brings locals together for Movember. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Lifestyle'Let's do it!': Touching wedding tribute to ill mother29 Nov, 2020 08:47 PM6 minutes to readWedding guests were in for an emotional surprise.
New ZealandInequity in cancer care at every turn for Māori26 Nov, 2020 06:44 AM5 minutes to read'Māori are 20 per cent more likely to get cancer and twice as likely to die of cancer.'
LifestyleScientists kill cancer cells with ground-breaking DNA-altering treatment23 Nov, 2020 03:35 AM3 minutes to readTechnology can physically cut the DNA in cancerous cells, scientist says.
New ZealandTop of the tower: Broadcaster's speedy dash to top of Auckland's Sky Tower21 Nov, 2020 04:00 PM3 minutes to readHeather du Plessis-Allan has smashed it in her climb up the Sky Tower.
New ZealandSell-out of Queenstown 'sugar bowl' chairs to lift local charities19 Nov, 2020 11:53 PM2 minutes to readThe $150 sugar bowl chairs were sold within hours on Friday morning.
New Zealand|Crime'We are heartbroken': Emotional tribute from Grace Millane family after death of dad19 Nov, 2020 08:11 PM3 minutes to readGrace Millane's father, David, died earlier this week after a battle with cancer.
New Zealand|CrimeSecond tragedy for Grace Millane's family - her father David has died19 Nov, 2020 01:21 AM3 minutes to readThe father of murdered backpacker Grace Millane's father has died of cancer in the UK.
LifestyleDeadly truth about woman's itchy arm18 Nov, 2020 11:28 PM5 minutes to readShe thought nothing of it. Months later, her world was turned upside down.
PremiumNew Zealand'Like a death sentence': This cancer kills 500 Kiwis a year but new trial offers hope18 Nov, 2020 04:00 PM5 minutes to read"It felt like a death sentence. I didn't feel like I had a future to look forward to."
New ZealandPancreatic Cancer Awareness MonthPancreatic cancer has the lowest survival rate of all the major cancers. Karrie Meyer is one of the few pancreatic cancer patients who is now free of the disease. Video / Gut Cancer Foundation
New ZealandWoman dying of brain cancer begs for MIQ spot for sister11 Nov, 2020 06:10 AM4 minutes to readA Wairarapa woman is begging the government to make an exception on emergency grounds.
New Zealand'Tears of joy': One wedding and a funeral - parents marry the day they buried teen daughter7 Nov, 2020 07:14 PM4 minutes to readParents buried their daughter, then surprised mourners with their marriage ceremony.
EntertainmentFormer film festival director Bill Gosden dies at 667 Nov, 2020 01:01 AM4 minutes to readGosden has been praised for creating an enduring contribution to NZ film culture.
PremiumNew Zealand51yo mum is dying of bowel cancer. Govt refuses to lower screening age1 Nov, 2020 04:00 PM5 minutes to readCatherine Edwards won't live to see her daughter marry or grand-kids grow up.
New ZealandHeartbreaking wait: Kiwi woman's fight to be reunited with dying dad31 Oct, 2020 04:00 PM4 minutes to read'I still don't know if I will get there in time.'
New ZealandRaising Phoenix: Auckland mum's dying wish fulfilled after brain cancer shock28 Oct, 2020 09:16 PM5 minutes to readFamily speak of Auckland woman's dying wish for her daughter to raise her toddler son.
PremiumBusinessFrom $500K to zero: How Covid nearly crushed breast cancer charity27 Oct, 2020 04:00 PM5 minutes to readWhen Covid-19 hit, the funding stopped. But people didn't stop dying from breast cancer.
New ZealandOverseas trial 'could be only cure' for Kiwi girl's cancer25 Oct, 2020 06:00 AM3 minutes to readHollie Beattie was in the clear for six months, until a tumour was found in her brain.