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Aila Morgan Guthrie was put into medically induced menopause at just 23 years old.Menopause is when the ovaries stop releasing eggs, and make less of the reproductive hormones oestrogen and progestogen.In simple terms it’s when someone’s periods stop for good and happens on average between the age of 50 and 52.Aila says she can’t live without Estradot, a hormone replacement therapy patch which helps alleviate menopausal symptoms such as hot flushes, anxiety, insomnia and mood swings.Aila Morgan Guthrie was put into menopause at 23 and relies on Estradot patches (Source: Re: News)However due to a global shortage, sometimes she has…

This article was originally published in Spanish The Spanish business community is in mourning following the death of Isak Andic, founder and non-executive chairman of Mango. ADVERTISEMENTThe founder of high street fashion chain Mango has died in an accident while hiking a mountain range near Barcelona on Saturday aged 71.According to company sources, Andic slipped and fell from a height of approximately 150 metres. His wife and son witnessed the incident, while the Catalan regional law enforcement, Mossos d’Esquadra, went to the scene of the accident with a helicopter and the mountain unit to recover his body.Born in 1953 in Istanbul…

Former Romanian presidential candidate Călin Georgescu is facing a scandal after photos emerged of him with Horațiu Potra, a private military contractor being investigated on weapons and ammunition charges as well public incitement to illegal gatherings. ADVERTISEMENTRomania’s political scene faces another scandal, after photos emerged showing politician Călin Georgescu with a private military contractor who was recently apprehended heading to Bucharest to allegedly incite protests following the annulled presidential elections. Georgescu came out on top in the first round of Romania’s recent presidential elections – which were annulled by the country’s constitutional court following the declassification of intelligence reports showing…

The Government has announced the seventh charter school due to open next year. TIPENE was described as an active collaboration between the St Stephen’s Old Boys Association and the St Stephens Queen Victoria’s Trust.The full-time boarding school located in South Auckland would cater to Māori and Pacific boys in years 9-13, Associate Education Minister David Seymour said. It would use “well-established cultural frames” and teaching practices that “promote success, and are specifically designed to inspire Māori boys”. “Every child deserves an education that gives them the opportunity to learn and grow in ways which are more specific to their needs.…

An annual photography competition held by NIWA has showcased some of the most unique parts of New Zealand’s natural environment.A unique river portrait and a humorous moment with bubbles were just some of the 350 competition entries submitted by NIWA’s climate, oceans and freshwater staff who often visit wild and wonderful locations in the name of scientific endeavour.Here are some of the best: Pensive aurora australis Marine ecologist Darren Parsons captured the aurora australis in May. (Source: Supplied)In May, stunning aurora australis displays were visible across the country thanks to an intense solar storm.Marine ecologist Darren Parsons captured this captivating…

Jonny Beardmore – aka The Galápagos Postman – is a Kiwi on a mission to deliver letters left by travellers in a remote post box on the islands off the coast of Ecuador to people around the world. That mission brought him to Christchurch this week, where he was searching for an address written on a postcard over 10,000km away. “I get super excited over letter delivery days, as I call them. I get goosebumps now,” said Beardmore. It’s a mission he assigned to himself. “I was in the Galapagos Islands, and I came across this post box in this…

New Plymouth has admitted it has investments in companies active in illegal Israeli settlements on occupied Palestinian land, contrary to NZ Government foreign policy and UN rulings.The revelation comes a week after Mayor Neil Holdom refused a request from Parihaka Pā and all the district’s iwi to make sure the council was not invested in companies profiting from the settlements.The shareholdings sparked a hostile debate with Holdom accusing councillor Bali Haque of politicising the district’s nest-egg for virtue signalling, and Haque in turn questioning the mayor’s honesty and integrity.The investments were made from New Plymouth District Council’s $400 million Perpetual…

Scientists have finished dissecting a spade-toothed whale, “thought to be the world’s rarest whale”, in Otago. Today, they revealed what they found.The male spade-toothed whale washed ashore at the Taieri River mouth in July. It was carefully preserved before the week-long dissection began.”Vestigial teeth were just one of many new discoveries made by scientists during the dissection of the rarest whale in the world,” Te Rūnanga o Ōtākou said in a statement today.The project was led by Te Rūnanga o Ōtākou in partnership with the Department of Conservation, Otago Museum and the University of Otago.”Not only was this tohorā (whale)…

Controversial American commentator Candace Owens has been granted a visa to enter New Zealand after the Government reversed her earlier rejection. But who is Owens, and why are her views so controversial? Owens is a conservative commentator who has amassed millions of followers on social media and a public supporter of US President-elect Donald Trump. She has sparked widespread controversy and condemnation over the years, accused of downplaying the holocaust and promoting anti-Semitic tropes, Islamophobic comments, and conspiracy theories about climate change and the Rainbow Community. In August of this year, Owens came under fire for comments she made in…

It was a straightforward victory for Kavelashvili, given the Georgian Dream party’s control of a 300-seat electoral college that replaced direct presidential elections in 2017. ADVERTISEMENTFormer football player Mikheil Kavelashvili became president of Georgia on Saturday, as the ruling party tightens its grip in what the opposition has called a blow to the country’s EU aspirations and a victory for former imperial ruler Russia.It was a straightforward victory for Kavelashvili, 53, given the Georgian Dream party’s control of the 300-seat electoral college that replaced direct presidential elections in 2017. The votes come from electors made up of MPs and representatives…