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![Surgeons give woman a new face](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Surgeons give woman a new face
Aussie doctors have ended a young woman's "life of shame" after removing facial tumours.
![Key to long life: Could less actually be more?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Key to long life: Could less actually be more?
According to a new study, one key to a longer life could be a quieter brain.
![Celebrity publicist's poo-jogger saga continues](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Celebrity publicist's poo-jogger saga continues
Roxy Jacenko has turned her poo jogger problems into a business opportunity.
![Biggest question sex therapists get asked](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Biggest question sex therapists get asked
A surprising number of us have the same sex concerns, but men have a new issue.
![Dad's hilarious text to daughter goes viral](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Dad's hilarious text to daughter goes viral
A father has been branded a "legend" over his response to his daughter's period request.
![Focus Live: Update on the measles outbreak in Auckland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Focus Live: Update on the measles outbreak in Auckland
Focus Live: Update on the measles outbreak in Auckland
![What's more dangerous than binge drinking](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
What's more dangerous than binge drinking
Scientists are warning against traditional advice to spread out alcohol consumption.
![The truth about ginger for nausea and other old health claims](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
The truth about ginger for nausea and other old health claims
Did grandma's homemade, actually ever do anything at all?
![Ex-model drops 50kg: 'It's not what you're putting in your mouth'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Ex-model drops 50kg: 'It's not what you're putting in your mouth'
"I'm proud but I'm also incredibly vain. I love myself right now."
!['Tits' on a billboard: Council responds to complaint](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
'Tits' on a billboard: Council responds to complaint
A Dunedin resident has complained about a cancer survivor's ad for her new book.
![How many hours of work a day increases stroke risk?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
How many hours of work a day increases stroke risk?
Study reveals negative impact of regularly working long hours.
![Take the quiz: What's the state of your gut health?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Take the quiz: What's the state of your gut health?
Find out if you should be worried about the state of your own tummy bacteria.
!['I faked it': Fitness influencer admits huge lie](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
'I faked it': Fitness influencer admits huge lie
A fitness star revealed her "terrible" act was to hide something "awful" in her life.
![A lesson from the homeless man at my local bakery](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
A lesson from the homeless man at my local bakery
Was I wrong to listen to the bakery owners when I tried to give a homeless man money?
![Teuila Fuatai: Sport helps to filter body image fears](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Teuila Fuatai: Sport helps to filter body image fears
COMMENT: Kids as young as five can be obsessed about body image.
![Nelson Marlborough DHB apologises for poor care given to woman after bowel surgery](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Nelson Marlborough DHB apologises for poor care given to woman after bowel surgery
HDC finds care given to woman who died after bowel surgery should have been better.
![Pharmac confirms free access to long-awaited contraceptives](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Pharmac confirms free access to long-awaited contraceptives
Pharmac today confirmed the contraceptives would be fully funded from November.
![Mum raising three kids with Tourette syndrome](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Mum raising three kids with Tourette syndrome
"I reserve myself a pity party two or three times a week - if I need it I'll have a cry."
![Niki Bezzant: How to look after your bones](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Niki Bezzant: How to look after your bones
Are you getting enough from food to maintain the health of your bones?
![Why, as a 70yo man, I took up ballet lessons](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Why, as a 70yo man, I took up ballet lessons
Is it possible ballet isn't only for lean, tiny, little people who look cute in leotards?
![Kylie sees stretchmarks as gift from Stormi](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Kylie sees stretchmarks as gift from Stormi
Kylie Jenner sees her stretch marks as a "gift" from her daughter Stormi.
![Shocking find in man's stomach](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Shocking find in man's stomach
Daniel was 37 when doctors discovered something horrifying in his abdomen.
![Am I losing my mind? Managing your memory in an age of rising dementia and forgetfulness](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Am I losing my mind? Managing your memory in an age of rising dementia and forgetfulness
Are you losing your mind or ageing normally? How to tell the difference.
![Niki Bezzant: The truth about red and processed meat](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Niki Bezzant: The truth about red and processed meat
COMMENT: A predominantly plant-based diet is still the best.
![The secret revealed: How to feel younger](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
The secret revealed: How to feel younger
Subjective age affects physical health, life satisfaction and depressive symptoms.
![Editorial: How to curb our enthusiasm for sugar and fat?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Editorial: How to curb our enthusiasm for sugar and fat?
We say: The message needs to get across that our poor diets have drastic consequences.
![Former supermodel's staggering 50kg weight loss](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Former supermodel's staggering 50kg weight loss
The 90s cover girl and James Packer's former fiance has had a drastic body transformation.
![Ed Sheeran and Prince Harry share 'gingers unite' video](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Ed Sheeran and Prince Harry share 'gingers unite' video
"We are ginger - and we're gonna fight'."