Eva de Jong
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- Sep 25, 2026
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- Jul 17, 2026
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'Glorified starvation': Weight loss drug surge amongst Auckland's wealthy (opens the original)
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Lauren Coleman, who runs The Fit Nutritionist, now sees clients using GLP-1 weight loss drugs. Photo / Dean Purcell The use of weight loss drugs is taking off in Auckland’s wealthy suburbs, but strange and dangerous potential side effects are emerging, Eva de Jong reports. Pharmacist Shirley Coleman works in an affluent Auckland suburb and has watched the popularity of GLP-1 weight loss drugs escalate among the wealthier client base. The trend has slowly begun to alarm her. “It’s glorified starv
'It's like having a newborn baby': Paralysed golden retriever gets second chance (opens the original)
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Pets who are deaf, paralysed or have disfigurements are often the last to get adopted from rescue centres and can face euthanasia. For golden retriever Lucie, a loving owner and pink wheelchair saved her from that outcome. There’s a scuffling noise from inside the Point Chevalier apartment, then Lucie nudges open the front door, her limp hind legs dragging behind her body as she rushes to greet us. In most ways, Lucie is just like other golden retrievers, she has large brown eyes and a habit of
'Disgusted': Did a changing room design at an Auckland pool leave swimmers exposed? (opens the original)
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Auckland Council is modifying the design of the changing room at Albany Stadium Pool after an incident at the facility. Photo / Annaleise Shortland The changing room design of an Auckland Council-operated swimming pool is being modified to prevent swimmers being secretly filmed. It comes amid a surge of incidents here and in Australia involving people using smart glasses to film others, prompting calls to tighten regulation for the technology. The glasses, including Meta’s Ray-Ban and Oakley ran
Over 1200 home-support worker jobs at risk after Health NZ cuts contracts (opens the original)
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Older and disabled people across Auckland could lose their trusted support workers, as Health NZ looks to cut community provider contracts. Photo / 123rf At-home care for older and disabled people across Auckland is changing hands with over 1200 support workers potentially losing their jobs as Health NZ plans to cut contracts to community-based providers. Frontline support workers, such as nurses and care coordinators, go into the homes of older and vulnerable people and provide them with vital
My first cruise at 25: Can cruising truly cater to a younger market? (opens the original)
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Having never cruised before, Eva de Jong finds herself one of the youngest guests on her Alaskan HX Expeditions cruise. What will 10 days at sea reveal about ocean travel? I arrive beside the cruise ship exhausted and sweating from the 26C heat in Vancouver. I’m not in the best shape for my first-ever cruise experience, having spent 10 days lugging a suitcase around hostels in Canada, being overly eager to experience the mountains and wilderness trails of British Columbia. As I stand in line, fe
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