Paris Hilton believes her life’s “real” calling is to rescue abused kids from “hell hole” schools.The hotel heiress, 43, was left traumatised by the abuses she suffered at the institutions for troubled teens she was packed off to in her youth, and now travels the world to help children feared…

Drake has removed his Kendrick Lamar “diss track” amid outrage from Tupac Shakur’s estate it used AI to recreate the murdered rapper’s voice.The 37-year-old performer released Taylor Made Freestyle last week that deployed artificial intelligence to clone Tupac and Snoop Dogg’s voices in his second diss track against Kendrick, 36,…

New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi slammed the brakes on dangerous modifications – after a vehicle was found with its pedals replaced by wooden blocks.The discovery was made during a Warrant of Fitness inspection.”When you need to stop, these blocks won’t cut it. During a warrant of fitness inspectors check…

A large-scale forestry development in the heart of West Otago hill country is causing ripples among the isolated community, which fears serious repercussions from the plantings of particularly Douglas fir including its spread to neighbouring properties. Business and rural editor Sally Rae reports. A group of West Otago farmers — concerned…

The country’s public hospitals have been given the target to save a total of $105 million by July.Te Whatu Ora released this figure to RNZ on Friday afternoon after a series of leaks about which health districts faced what targets.It said several districts have gone over budget in the past…

Reality TV star Harry Jowsey has urged people to “please wear sunscreen” after he received a skin cancer diagnosis.The 26-year-old, who has appeared on TVNZ’s Heartbreak Island and Netflix’s Too Hot To Handle, said the cancer had been on his shoulder for a year or two.”I just want to save…

A call for Government funding for flood defence projects has been renewed ahead of next month’s budget. Regional councils have made the case for nearly $200 million in funding from the Government to deliver 80 flood protection projects quicker. “We can’t do this alone,” Greater Wellington Regional Council Chair Daran…

One of Aotearoa’s oldest scientific instruments languished for years in a cardboard box until it was discovered to date back to the days of Captain Cook.The Tūhura Otago Museum has become home to New Zealand’s oldest telescope, dating back to 1736, and is now on public display.”It shows the amazing…

Jonnie Morath lost his best friend, Teina Terei, in 2016 to leukaemia. Now, he’s advocating for more young Māori and Pasifika people to donate blood to save lives. Jonnie works closely with Trust Teina, a charitable trust raising awareness around blood, organ and bone marrow donations.According to Jonnie, there are…

Specific batches of Collective brand Suckies Strawberry Probiotic Yoghurt Pouches have been recalled due to the possibility of black plastic getting into the product.The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) said the batches recalled are pouches sold in a 4 pack (4 x 100g) with batch numbers of 32280 T2 or…