Paddy Gower urges bowel screening after health scare
“My mind turned to how Mum had died and there’s cancer in my family,” he shares. “My deepest…
Cameras mounted on a humpback give a fish-eye view of what it’s like to hitchhike on a whale
They were moving around the whales’ bodies with surprising agility and attaching and reattaching when the whales breached…
Mikey Havoc on fatherhood, finding his voice and life after fame
Havoc reveals his identity on The Masked Singer New Zealand in 2022. Photo / Warner Bros Discovery “Having…
Former prison officer Rhonda Hāpi-Smith shares life behind the wire in new book
At work, she had a tough exterior to shield herself from constant verbal abuse, and she knew how…
What it’s like to live with schizophrenia
Movies and TV shows often portray schizophrenia as having a split personality, but having multiple identities is not…
Dyslexia: What it’s like to be diagnosed at 25
They’ve previously written books I Am Autistic and This Is ADHD – and it’s thanks to their publishers,…
Squid Games: Kiwi Chris Williams was kidnapped in Tanzania. Now he’s been ‘imprisoned’ on Netflix for a chance to win millions
The Gisborne graphic designer survived an intense kidnapping ordeal six years ago, where four men forced him and…
Kiwi mum faces long recovery after firebomb attack in Western Australia
A GoFundMe page has been set up to help her pay her rent, utilities and food for her…
Peter Griffin: How Rocket Lab helped Nasa’s return to the moon
An edited extract from book The Launch of Rocket Lab In 2017, Nasa formally revealed plans for Artemis,…
Kim Kardashian would like to know the price of milk
“I don’t have a concept of what certain, simple things cost,” she added. “I’d like to know a…
Are weight-loss drugs like Ozempic causing eating disorders with ‘sinister’ marketing?
New Zealand Eating Disorders Clinic director Dr Roger Mysliwiec says GLP1 drugs were being “pushed very strongly” for…
Inside Economics: Why big events like Taylor Swift concerts don’t really boost the economy
Thanks, Ken Morison Excellent point, Ken. The whole notion that relaxing regulations to allow more big events, or…