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The celebrity diets you should avoid
These celebrities may look good, but do their proclaimed diet methods actually work? Experts reveal the good from the fad.

Conjoined twins captured talking and cuddling after surgery
Jadon and Anias McDonald, twin brothers who were conjoined at the head, are thriving post-separation surgery.

Couple caught in stunning $200,000 lie
The parents of a young girl who claimed she needed operations in far-flung corners of the globe have been busted exaggerating her illness to make cash.

Santa quits after fat shaming nine-year-old boy
A man who was hired to portray Santa as resigned from the position, after fat-shaming a boy who visited him during a photo event last weekend.

Cox: A cancer beater we're not using
A 20-minute procedure called flexible sigmoidoscopy can reduce the subsequent risk of bowel cancer by 43 per cent. This is the biggest

Horrifying scars after shaving cuts
A man suffered disfiguring scarring after minor shaving cuts.

Painted owls' nest egg for child cancer charity
Sponsored art owls to mark Child Cancer Foundation's 40th anniversary.

Kyle MacDonald: Are you too hard on yourself?
"I'm constantly giving myself a hard time, what can I do about it?" Self - Critical I can understand why people might get cynical

Santa Claus 'fat-shames nine-year-old boy'
It could be a scene from Bad Santa. A nine-year-old boy says a St Nick in the US told him to "lay off the burgers".

Medical cannabis tour plans thwarted
The Cannabis Party's plans to offer exclusive tours to California to buy legal cannabis have been thwarted by Ministry of Health advice.

Kiwi wins Australia's strongest man
A former NZ Idol contestant has taken the title as Australia's strongest man.

The secret to getting through tough times
Five more strategies on cultivating resilience and how to bend not break when going through a tough time.

Prince Harry's girlfriend reveals her diet tips
Prince Harry's new girlfriend Meghan Markle has revealed her daily food diary and her surprising attitude to what she eats.

Are you confused by alcohol unit sizes?
New research suggests confusion over what constitutes a unit of alcohol is driving women to drink too much.

Memorial garden donations stolen
Money collected to keep the memorial garden at the Hawke's Bay Hospital pristine was stolen on Sunday. A bucket was placed by the

'Anger, frustration, despair' after quake
Many Kiwis affected by the 7.8 Kaikoura earthquake will need "significant ongoing psychological support", the PM's chief science adviser says.

Psychiatrist filmed NZ boys in toilet
A respected Perth child psychiatrist who followed boys into urinals - including some in New Zealand - has pleaded guilty to a string of child pornography charges.

Woman suffers baffling Sleeping Beauty syndrome
Beth fell asleep on the couch one day and didn't wake up for six months. Here's why.

Silent killer's revival needs urgent action
The world's most dangerous infectious disease epidemic of the modern era is reviving, but are we prepared in New Zealand?

Marvelly: We need to talk about periods
COMMENT: In some parts of the world, girls are forced to miss school when they have their periods. Places like Kenya, Ghana, Ethiopia and. . . New Zealand.

The health trend Castro couldn't control
In the early and mid-1990s, the Cuban population became the only modern society to lose significant weight on a national basis.

Cash-strapped Lifeline rescued
Counselling service that receives around 18,000 calls a month, to merge with Presbyterian Support Northern.

adidas RunClub: How to get 'race pace' and avoid burn-out
This month was my final session learning how to become a better runner. I have caught up with some incredible talent over the past

Mariah Carey's bizarre two ingredient diet revealed
Mariah Carey has revealed her extremely strict meal plan.

Gemma Flynn's tips for teaching kids healthy habits
Black Sticks star Gemma Flynn shares her top tips for parents to help kids develop positive habits for life.

'I ate a kebab every day for breakfast'
After her father's death, this woman lived on a diet of fast food, including kebabs for breakfast.

adidas RunClub: Yoga for runners
This month at Adidas Run Club, the focus is yoga and how it can assist with running. I have always loved yoga as a form of exercise

Mum's guilt leads family to lose 125kg
After seeing her 10-year-old son, who weighed 80kg, struggle to finish a school race, this mum decided it was time to make some changes for her family.