1. Jesse Mulligan weds long-time partner
Jesse Mulligan had a much more important date to prepare for this than his nightly Seven Sharp appearance. Mulligan - TV host, comedian and food reviewer - married his long-time partner Victoria Dawson-Wheeler at a Grey Lynn home on Monday afternoon.
Guests were entertained in a large white marquee. The ceremony was held amid tight security, presumably to protect an exclusive women's magazine deal. The bride, wearing a lacey cream dress, was protected from prying eyes with umbrellas as she arrived. Applause and music, including a Taylor Swift number, could be heard coming from the address. Wedding guests, who included fellow comedian Jeremy Corbett, listened as Mulligan thanked family and also the crowd for being "good and being patient" during the warm afternoon. The couple have been together for more than 10 years and have two daughters, Hazel, 2, and 9-month-old Daisy.
2. 3D printing used to rebuild man's face
A British man has made history after undergoing ground-breaking surgery to reconstruct his face using a series of 3D printed parts. Stephen Power, from Cardiff, who suffered serious facial disfigurement after a motorcycle accident, is one of the first trauma patients in the world to have 3D printing used at every stage of a procedure. The 29-year-old sustained two broken arms and his right leg was so badly damaged it required a bone graft after he was involved in a crash in September 2012. He also suffered fractured cheekbones and eye sockets and his upper jaw and skull were smashed. But now the former barman says he will no longer have to "hide away" after his facial injuries were rectified thanks to pioneering 3D technology.
