And the bribes, prayers and my top tantrum tricks compiled into convenient lists.

Assistance dog opens up new world for autistic 5-year-old after fundraising push.

The Government's message to melanoma petitioners at Parliament today is to wait for the Budget when Pharmac will almost certainly get an increase in its funding.

Parents are being urged to keep an eye on snacks they are putting in their children's lunch boxes which can seem healthy.

WATCH: Auckland student owes his life to the generosity of strangers, friends and family who raise money for life-saving melanoma drugs.

The most common fibs we should really 'fess up about.

You know how sometimes the day can just start off all wrong, and then go rapidly downhill from there?

Patients who have had miraculous results with melanoma drugs will join dying patients and their families to petition Govt to boost funding for Pharmac.

"Pulse" describes the edible seed from the pod of a legume crop.

There are many reasons why some people live long healthy lives while others don't, but one of them is undoubtedly genes.

Andy Beech, 46, was heading to the carpark, after having lunch at McDonald's with his brother Barry on August 11, when he tripped over a concrete kerb that encroached on a pedestrian crossing over the drive-through.

Cannabis is the most commonly used illicit drug in Australia, with one in three adults using it at some point in their life.

Thousands of young New Zealanders face serious challenges in their lives. Ten per cent of them are obese, and nearly a quarter overweight.

Tucker is understandably nervous. Once a competitive rower and rugby player, he is engaged in a ferocious battle to regain good health.

Parents are being urged to "Re-Wild their child" and get their kids involved in risky play outside.

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The research team studied data from nine earlier studies involving 430,000 participants, 1990 of who had cirrhosis.

A woman's ordeal to get a correct diagnosis.

Paul Crake, who was paralysed in a cycling accident, has set up a company which helps disabled people to drive again.

COMMENT: Emily Writes reveals all the mistakes she's made as a mum, according to strangers.

The fastest man to run up New York's Empire State Building is back in Auckland with a mission to help others who have ended up in a wheelchair.

The novelty of #thekaylamovement may have finally worn off.

Breakfast presenter Sam Wallace has just faced the most gruelling challenge of his life.

Have you succumbed to the secret Buddhist attempt to infiltrate the world via the cult of mindfulness yet? Or are you just having fun colouring in?