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![Watch: Paralysed cyclist helps disabled people to drive again](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Watch: Paralysed cyclist helps disabled people to drive again
Paul Crake, who was paralysed in a cycling accident, has set up a company which helps disabled people to drive again.
![Emily Writes: All the mistakes I've made as a mother - according to strangers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Emily Writes: All the mistakes I've made as a mother - according to strangers
COMMENT: Emily Writes reveals all the mistakes she's made as a mum, according to strangers.
![Paul Crake driven to help others](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Paul Crake driven to help others
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.
![Bikini Body Guide: Are we giving up?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Bikini Body Guide: Are we giving up?
The novelty of #thekaylamovement may have finally worn off.
![Sam Wallace: 'From slightly flabby to trim and taut'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Sam Wallace: 'From slightly flabby to trim and taut'
Breakfast presenter Sam Wallace has just faced the most gruelling challenge of his life.
![What is mindfulness?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
What is mindfulness?
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?
![Kerre McIvor: Measles man is a selfish git](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Kerre McIvor: Measles man is a selfish git
The news that hundreds have been exposed to measles because some selfish git chose to ignore an order to stay home really riled me.
![Why tiny spiders look HUGE when you're scared of them](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Why tiny spiders look HUGE when you're scared of them
A new Israeli study has indicated that arachnophobes overestimate spider size compared with other neutral animals, such as birds and butterflies, that do not cause fear.
![Pharmacist won't sell morning-after pill](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Pharmacist won't sell morning-after pill
A Wairoa pharmacist refuses to sell the emergency contraceptive pill over her counter because of personal beliefs.
![When breastfeeding sucks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
When breastfeeding sucks
It's widely touted as being the best start in life for babies. But, asks Michelle Duff, is it the best for their mothers?
![Sense of purpose vital to good health](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Sense of purpose vital to good health
Apparently retirement is bad for you. Research has found that long-term health deteriorates rapidly after retirement.
![Adidas, Asics spend $1b on fitness apps](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Adidas, Asics spend $1b on fitness apps
Alongside sneakers, gym shorts and yoga pants, sportswear brands are adding one more must-have to their list of products: workout apps.
![New effort to slash child obesity](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
New effort to slash child obesity
The Government has launched a new effort to slash obesity and boost learning among Kiwi kids.
![The myths of eating breakfast](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
The myths of eating breakfast
In the middle of the last century, popular nutrition author Adelle Davis advised people to eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper. Does that advice still hold?
![Many still suffer psychological distress](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Many still suffer psychological distress
A new study finds that some people are battling anxiety and depression more than a year and a half after the Christchurch earthquake.
!['Fat people should be fined' - experts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
'Fat people should be fined' - experts
A new study reveals the fear of losing money is all the incentive people need for weight loss.
![Measles: Hundreds possibly exposed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Measles: Hundreds possibly exposed
A measles alert has been issued for Sky City Casino and Sugar Tree Apartments after a man refused to go in quarantine.
![Revealed: What sugar does to your brain](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Revealed: What sugar does to your brain
A new study reveals how much damage sugar can do to the brain.
![An open letter to mums-to-be](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
An open letter to mums-to-be
OPINION: Emily Writes shares her hopes for women awaiting the birth of their child.
![Hospital cuts: Where they'll hit hard](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Hospital cuts: Where they'll hit hard
Directive for hospitals to make $138m in cuts triggers claims patients could be exposed to tired and stressed staff.
![Boy given wrong pills for kidney disorder](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Boy given wrong pills for kidney disorder
A pharmacy mistakenly dispensed zinc capsules instead of sodium bicarbonate for a boy with a kidney disorder.
![Woman's death: Wrong medicine given](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Woman's death: Wrong medicine given
A 96-year-old woman has been found to have died from being given high blood pressure medication by mistake at a rest home.
![New mum, bride loses cancer battle](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
New mum, bride loses cancer battle
A courageous mother who wed and gave birth after a bleak cancer diagnosis has died overnight.
![Louise Thompson: A plateful of compassion](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Louise Thompson: A plateful of compassion
When I first moved here from the UK I didn't get the bring-a-plate thing. Not only did I not get it, I hated it, writes Louise Thompson.
![Jan Moir: How the rich live longer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Jan Moir: How the rich live longer
A recent report stated rich people live longer than poor people. What's their secret?
![The secret behind Adele's weight loss](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
The secret behind Adele's weight loss
How the "Hello" singer and mother of one dropped 14 kilograms.