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Break-in adds to heartbreak of father's death
Irreplaceable photos among items stolen from car as family farewelled loved one.
Drug hope for aggressive breast cancer
A new Australian discovery could lead to the first ever drug treatment for people battling the most aggressive form of breast cancer.
Reprieve for terminally ill overstayer
Immigration NZ is considering giving a dying overstayer a reprieve from deportation after being told it would be "high risk" to remove him in his current state of health.
Rugby star on assault charges
Kurtis Haiu is facing serious assault charges after an incident south of Auckland.
'Sunshine vitamin' pills may extend lives of cancer patients
A vitamin pill available for a few pence in any local chemist's shop may have a bigger impact in extending the survival of cancer patients than drugs costing tens of thousands of pounds, says a leading cancer specialist.
Simple blood test could save hundreds from ovarian cancer
Late diagnosis is the main cause of the high death rate from ovarian cancer in the UK, experts say.
Dangerous toxin on rise in baby foods
A cancer-causing toxin has been found at uncomfortable levels in common foods such as bread, baby food and fried potatoes.
Broadcaster Kerry Smith loses cancer battle
Veteran Auckland broadcaster Kerry Smith died yesterday morning after a battle with cancer.
Charity ride sunk at sea
An ambitious 31,000km charity jetski ride has ended in acrimony after a dispute over what happened to the funds raised.
Professor urges limits on prostate-cancer testing
Prostate-cancer screening should be reduced in New Zealand in light of research just published, an Otago University associate professor says.