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'It only takes two minutes': Mum's TikTok breast check finds aggressive cancer
12+ hour, 23+ min ago (854+ words) For Auckland mum of four Coraline Rewcastle, life was its usual whirl of kids, clients and family chaos " until she came across a young French woman on TikTok sharing how she would examine her breast for lumps. On impulse, Coraline…...
Hero Bondi cop who stopped mall attacker now faces cancer battle
3+ week, 5+ day ago (553+ words) A police officer who was hailed as a hero after the Bondi Junction mass stabbing has been diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of breast cancer. New South Wales Inspector Amy Scott's diagnosis comes less than two years after…...
Show storm: Brigitte Macron used a slur against protesters
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (403+ words) Feminists expressed outrage today after footage circulated of France's first lady Brigitte Macron using a slur against activists who disrupted the show of an actor-comedian who had once been accused of rape. The first lady's team said she had intended…...
'Close to my heart': Rātana man takes on 24-hour challenge for breast cancer
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (472+ words) Te Atawhai Mason is preparing to run for 24 hours to raise awareness for a cause close to his heart " breast cancer. The 24-year-old personal trainer and social media content creator was born and raised in R'tana, near Whanganui. He will…...
Calendar Girl: Gizzy firefighter lights it up on calendar
3+ mon, 10+ hour ago (399+ words) Gisborne firefighter Kodi Campbell, currently on secondment to Fire and Emergency New Zealand in Rotorua, features in the W'hine Toa Firefighter Calendar, a fundraiser for breast cancer research. Gisborne's Kodi Campbell is among the women featured in the W'hine Toa…...
'I'm just so grateful': Jessie J reflects on recovery after cancer surgery
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (401+ words) Jessie J's "whole world has changed" since she was diagnosed with breast cancer. The 37-year-old singer revealed in June that she had been diagnosed with the illness at an early stage and reflected on the implications it has had on…...
Meet the powerful women stepping up for the first all-female firefighters' calendar
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (467+ words) A group of career firefighters has stepped out of the fire halls and into New Zealand's first female professional firefighters' calendar to raise vital funds for breast cancer research. In support of Breast Cancer Cure, 13 career women from nine fire…...
It’s time to turn pink, Whanganui
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (298+ words) The Royal Whanganui Opera House is one of several buildings around Whanganui that will light up pink on October 17-18. Some of Whanganui's most prominent landmarks will light up pink as part of International Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The pink-wash of…...
7 things you should know about breast cancer in NZ
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (779+ words) Breast cancer is the third most common cancer in New Zealand, and the number one cancer Kiwi women are diagnosed with. The risk of getting breast cancer increases with age; according to the Breast Cancer Foundation New Zealand, the number…...
New mum goes to mental health appointment, told to give up her baby
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (1771+ words) Kirsty Maguire with her baby Toby, who was taken away from her when she developed postpartum psychosis. WARNING: THIS STORY REFERS TO SUICIDE AND MENTAL HEALTH. A mother, facing a mental health crisis, had her baby taken away because there…...