It took an injury and a push from his fiance to propel him into a career in fitness and now he has helped his partner lose 16kg in the lead up to their wedding.

A Nigeria teenage girl who spent her life being carried around in a plastic bowl because her body stopped growing has died.

After working so hard she collapsed, a Kiwi woman became a mental health advocate - she wants to share some tips to help you work life in 2017.

Is it better to shower in the morning or the evening?

COMMENT: It has long been thought sea frolicking has many health benefits.

A man going through treatment for colon cancer won a restaurant's raffle for a year's worth of free pizza and then donated his prize to a food bank.

George Michael is dead at 53 and we're not sure why, but we certainly speculate.

A Christchurch mother who shed 20kg in nine months simply by slashing sugar from her diet is today launching a recipe book to help others.

COMMENT: Psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald identifies the most important thing you can do for some battling depression.

Prepare to get stumped all over again with a look back at the trickiest optical illusions from this year.

The mother of a disabled child claims she found an angry note posted on a car that shamed her for parking in a handicapped space.

Polly Gillespie shares her daughter Katherine's reaction as a young adult watching her parents break up.

It's that time of year when hay fever sufferers' symptoms flare up. Here's how to keep the allergies under control.

Liane Kupferberg Carter and her husband Marc can hear clearly again.

Studies show older generation are more likely to drink too much and smoke marijuana.

Scientists have found a protein that can stop the immune system triggering early labour, which is believed to happen in response to infection.

A nutritionist reveals the foods so lacking in positive nutritional attributes that they are best avoided entirely.

Parcels and envelopes for Bradley flooded in after a social media campaign was launched to make the football-loving youngster's Christmas a special one.

The most 'trendy' psychotherapy around, here are five tips to get you started.

Why did Pepsi pick millennials? Upside.

Here are some pre-Christmas detox tips to make sure you don't pile on the kilos over the silly season.

Kiwi parents desperate to gain respite from sleepless crying little are increasingly turning to baby whisperers for a magical solution.

A once obese mum has turned her life around by losing 67kg, leaving her ex who bullied her over of her weight, and finding new love.

There's no other word for Margaret Marwood than 'amazing'. Last week she turned 106 and this week she will celebrate her 107th Christmas. When

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I often get asked "How do I cope with Christmas", which is weird, because it's the most wonderful time of the year apparently. But

Medicinal plants have been used throughout history to heal the sick.

A new study has revealed that this fiery beverage contains more sugar than any other fizzy drink - including Coca-Cola.

Five years ago, Kane Patterson was homeless, taking drugs every day and eating out of bins. Incredibly, he turned it all around.

Most of us know the common signs of cancer. But these 10 symptoms could also help with early detection.