A man who was hired to portray Santa as resigned from the position, after fat-shaming a boy who visited him during a photo event last weekend.

A 20-minute procedure called flexible sigmoidoscopy can reduce the subsequent risk of bowel cancer by 43 per cent. This is the biggest

A man suffered disfiguring scarring after minor shaving cuts.

Sponsored art owls to mark Child Cancer Foundation's 40th anniversary.

"I'm constantly giving myself a hard time, what can I do about it?" Self - Critical I can understand why people might get cynical

This interactive body map brings together scientific evidence on the links between lack of physical activity and disease.

It began with nothing worse than a small bite from a fly, but it almost cost the life of one of Prince Charles's close friends.

It could be a scene from Bad Santa. A nine-year-old boy says a St Nick in the US told him to "lay off the burgers".

The Cannabis Party's plans to offer exclusive tours to California to buy legal cannabis have been thwarted by Ministry of Health advice.

Prince Harry's new girlfriend Meghan Markle has revealed her daily food diary and her surprising attitude to what she eats.

New research suggests confusion over what constitutes a unit of alcohol is driving women to drink too much.

Money collected to keep the memorial garden at the Hawke's Bay Hospital pristine was stolen on Sunday. A bucket was placed by the

Many Kiwis affected by the 7.8 Kaikoura earthquake will need "significant ongoing psychological support", the PM's chief science adviser says.

A respected Perth child psychiatrist who followed boys into urinals - including some in New Zealand - has pleaded guilty to a string of child pornography charges.

So, the reason that kids run in shoes is that kids run in shoes.

Health and fitness expert Lee-Anne Wann reveals why getting in the water could be just what you need to get better results from your workouts.

Beth fell asleep on the couch one day and didn't wake up for six months. Here's why.

The world's most dangerous infectious disease epidemic of the modern era is reviving, but are we prepared in New Zealand?

In the early and mid-1990s, the Cuban population became the only modern society to lose significant weight on a national basis.

Counselling service that receives around 18,000 calls a month, to merge with Presbyterian Support Northern.

This month was my final session learning how to become a better runner. I have caught up with some incredible talent over the past

Mariah Carey has revealed her extremely strict meal plan.

Black Sticks star Gemma Flynn shares her top tips for parents to help kids develop positive habits for life.

After her father's death, this woman lived on a diet of fast food, including kebabs for breakfast.

This month at Adidas Run Club, the focus is yoga and how it can assist with running. I have always loved yoga as a form of exercise

After seeing her 10-year-old son, who weighed 80kg, struggle to finish a school race, this mum decided it was time to make some changes for her family.

Green Cross Health, the listed medical services provider, saw its first-half operating profit stall despite a large one-off gain.

A metabolism expert explains what happens to your body on a diet - and what to do next.

Learning how to boost our resiliency equips us to better ride the inevitable waves of adversity that life throws at us.

COMMENT: The harms of alcohol are, of course, well-documented, writes Niki Bezzant.