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Deborah Hill Cone: Online world warping our sense of values

The online world has made trying to be yourself, to be honest and ordinary and real, more risky and exposing than ever, writes Deborah Hill Cone.

Son pushes mum to join cancer ride

Troy Korewha was only three weeks old when his father died of cancer, but his dad's absence still weighs heavily on his mind.

Ruby Seeto: Giving back

Her tea towel designs have raised a quarter of a million dollars for Starship. Not bad for a 17-year-old. Suzanne McFadden meets Ruby Seeto, cancer survivor and one-of-a-kind teenage entrepreneur.

Rare op gives boy bright outlook

When surgeons proposed amputating part of Renata Muunu-Te Tane's left leg to eradicate cancer, his parents were understandably shocked - but another shock was yet to come.

Tears over principal's shock resignation

There were tears at a Dunedin private school yesterday as principal Melissa Bell, who last year recovered from aggressive breast cancer, announced her resignation.

No make-up selfies 'reinforce negative stereotypes'

Bare selfie donations flood in

Bare-skin selfies stir Kiwi women

The no-makeup-selfie hashtag that went viral in the UK has arrived in New Zealand, with at least one cancer organisation riding on the coat-tails of its success.

Doctor in training - aged 11

Young cancer survivor Samir Azizi has learned so much about his disease he plans to be an oncologist. At just 11, he is already being asked by hospital staff to explain procedures to young patients.

Breakers brave a shave

Seven members of the Breakers basketball team braved a shave as part of the Shave for a Cure campaign.

Jane Phare: Whole again and grateful

Each morning, I glimpse reminders of my breast cancer in the bathroom mirror, writes Jane Phare.

Bowel-screening trial detects 129 cases early

A bowel-screening trial has detected cancer early in 129 people - many of whom had no symptoms.

Slip, slop and slap the best defence

MasterChef NZ judge Josh Emett remembers that as a young boy, his sun protection amounted to pulling on a pair of shorts and running around half-naked during the summer months.

Baby brings joy as mum fights tumour

A young woman battling aggressive brain cancer has given birth to a baby girl.

Kiwis cut it close to raise $1.7m

Thousands of people face cold heads this autumn as they shave their hair off in support of those suffering from blood cancers.

Terminally ill bride's dream wedding

Pictures from the wedding of Vivian-Leigh Fittall and Jack Waller.

Trade talks leak spurs fears over drug

The high price of the breast cancer drug Herceptin in New Zealand could stand unchallenged for up to an extra 12 years under proposals leaked from the Asia-Pacific free-trade talks.

Terminally ill mum's dying wish

A 20-year-old mother with incurable cancer will be granted one of her dying wishes tomorrow when she celebrates an eleventh-hour wedding.