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As a teenager Olivia Lucas was told she had the perfect build to be a model. This felt like a compliment but on the inside she was unwell and was eventually diagnosed with Grave’s disease, a thyroid disorder which causes weight loss and other symptoms. “I didn’t know I had symptoms because it is all I ever knew. You don’t know what you are feeling, especially when you are 13. You don’t know what’s good or not. “I just remember everyone saying how skinny and tall I was and should be a model. My eyes were protruding. Looking back now…
The fire that destroyed a historic ship in the Bay of Islands was most likely caused by an electrical fault, not by arson, a fire investigator says.The Tui, a century-old sugar barge converted into a replica sailing ship by the late underwater explorer Kelly Tarlton, was severely damaged by fire early on Wednesday morning.Police initially treated the blaze as suspicious and, given how little remained, Northland fire investigator Craig Bain was not hopeful of being able to establish the cause. Luck was, however, on his side.”As the digger was bringing bits and pieces out, we were looking for the likes…
Broadcaster Sonia Gray has been trialling psychedelic drugs, as part of clinical studies, to help bring her some peace from an unwelcome companion that’s been by her side since she was a baby – anxiety.The No Such Thing as Normal podcast host was on a mission to find out if the drugs could offer better treatment options for New Zealand’s worsening mental health crisis as part of a two-part documentary, Mind Menders.”I’ve always been an advocate for mental health causes, and I was kind of at a point where I was like, I don’t know what to say to people…
Police are continuing to appeal for information on missing 25-year-old Travis Langford after his vehicle was discovered in Waikato nearly five months ago. Langford, 24, travelled from Wellington to the Waikato region, where his car was located burnt out at a farm on Tolley Rd in Ngaroma on January 18. His personal items were recovered near his vehicle, and his dog was found in a nearby paddock the following day. “There are serious concerns for his wellbeing,” police said. An alleged sighting of Langford was reported around Waitangi weekend, where he was believed to have been seen near Lake Waipapa. However, police could…
A witness says he can still hear the sound of a man hitting the pavement on Friday night after he fell from a car park building in central Auckland.Police say a person sustained moderate injuries from a fall in the Victoria Street car park.A witness, Ian, said he and his girlfriend had just left a restaurant and were heading home when they saw a man dangling from a rail in the carpark, three storeys above.Ian went to get help and was about 50 metres away when the accident happened.”And he started falling, slipped down the rail, straight onto the concrete,…
One person has died after a crash on Desert Road this afternoon.Police said it was called to the incident on State Highway 1 at about 1.10pm.”Sadly, one person was located deceased at the scene.”Police expected the road to reopen at about 6.45pm, it said in a statement this evening.”Motorists are thanked for their patience while emergency services and contractors worked at the scene.”
By Euronews Published on 07/06/2025 – 18:42 GMT+2ADVERTISEMENTAmerican Coco Gauff is this year’s champion of the French Open. In the Roland Garros final, she defeated Aryna Sobolenko of Belarus in three sets.The incredibly hard-fought first game, which lasted 1 hour and 17 minutes, was won by the world number one on a tie-break – 7:6. In the second set, the American tennis player restored the balance – 6:2. The third game was also dominated by Gauff and ended 6:4.It was the 11th meeting between Sobolenko and Gauff, with the American taking the lead in the previously equal tally of face-to-face confrontations.For…
A large Russian drone-and-missile attack targeted Ukraine’s eastern city of Kharkiv on Saturday, killing at least three people and injuring 21, local Ukrainian officials said.The Russian barrage — the latest in near daily widescale attacks by Moscow — included deadly aerial glide bombs that have become part of fierce Russian attacks in the three-year war.Kharkiv’s mayor Ihor Terekhov said the attack also damaged 18 apartment buildings and 13 private homes. Citing preliminary data, he said Russia used 48 Shahed drones, two missiles and four aerial glide bombs in the attack.The intensity of the Russian attacks on Ukraine over the past…
A New Zealand man who founded a California-based porn empire that recruited women with false modelling offers pleaded guilty to sex trafficking charges in a federal court, authorities said.Michael James Pratt pleaded guilty Thursday (local time) in federal court in San Diego, according to the US Department of Justice. He faces a possible life sentence when he is sentenced September 25.Pratt, 42, was on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list when he was arrested in Madrid in 2022, three years after he fled while facing sex trafficking charges.Federal prosecutors said Pratt and his co-defendants used force, fraud and coercion to…
The search for a 79-year-old Christchurch woman who went missing in Christchurch has resumed today after it was paused due to poor weather conditions. Elisabeth was reported missing in Riccarton on Wednesday night. “Police Search and Rescue, along with volunteers from Land Search and Rescue, are out operating in the Fendalton and Riccarton areas,” police said. Christchurch residents may notice an increased police presence and are asked to check any outbuildings for Elisabeth or any unusual signs of disturbance. “Elisabeth’s loved ones are feeling increasingly concerned for her, and Police are still urging anyone with any information, no matter how small, to…