Ciara Pratt

Cherize's ninth birthday came with a new lease on life and two cakes!

The molecular biologist trained for 30-35 hours a week, on top of work, for the event.

It's a ruff job but Ajax and his owner Corey are doggie-cated to their crucial conservation mission.

Helen draws on her own personal experience when speaking up for people who have been through the criminal justice system.

She now focuses on spreading the word about the warning signs for burn out.

Lisa Kingi-Bon (55) loves her role: ''When the 2011 Rugby World Cup finished, I didn't think I was ever going to love anything as much, but this job at the New Zealand Rugby Foundation has been even better.''

Joey is the heir to a $200,000 fortune!

It’s been a whirlwind year for the couple, who welcomed their “surprise” son Otis just 13 months ago, and last week was a “monumental one” in what Tim calls their “crazy gypsy life”.

'We have weird societal pressures and expectations with women, particularly about ageing and that’s not something I want to endorse.'

Relationships, men, babies – everyone wants to know about that stuff! I don’t feel pressure to give information, though. I can only help with whatever I get at the time.

“When you say used cars, the picture that comes to most people’s minds is a man wearing a gold chain with slicked-back hair,” Hannah says, as both ladies giggle.

Family and friends are all over the world now and everyone is time poor. So we wanted to make it really simple.

It was really exciting as an adult to go back and immerse myself in the learning process.

But I know if I was at home on the couch, I would be thinking, 'Gosh, this is great telly.'

'I'm loving what it's doing for me mentally and physically. I feel so much stronger and so much more mentally alert. And driving to the studio, I'm just buzzing!'

The supergran is taking on her first charity run after her granddaughter had multiple strokes as a toddler.

Thanks to a pioneering mother's detailed diaries, we're able to get a fascinating look into how she, like many other women, played their parts in World War I.

Kaiora and Francis Tipene reveal the truth about working with death in their new TVNZ 1 show The Casketeers.

Fitness is still very important to the 81-year-old champion weightlifter. So much so that he set up a gym and is running aerobics classes at the retirement village he moved into.

Auckland nurse Steph Clarke volunteers on the hospital ship Africa Mercy, providing free hospital care to developing countries.

No ungrammatical sign is safe from Margi’s correction pen.

The Trust helps protect young girls in Cambodia, after Denise Arnold was moved to action after reading about missing children in the country.

The veteran actor says his talented offspring is teaching him a thing or two.

“I wouldn’t swap him” says Joan.

Natalie’s unusual upcycling idea was inspired by keen surfer sons Neith and Nissa.

‘Life’s too short to be with someone you don’t want to be with’

Even through her treatment, Elaine continues to campaign for Outward Bound, walk 30-40km a week and take lectures online.

‘It’s all such a blur. It was really scary. I thought she was going to die, definitely’.

This brave singer was determined to star in her dream role.

A surprise phone call leads to life-changing surgery.

Two familiar faces have joined forces in a gruelling and gritty new play, Anahera.

Rebecca Grooby (30) is a clinical prosthetist at the New Zealand Artificial Limb Service in Wellington.

"I am 63 years of age and we have come no further from when I was an abused little child,” she says.

The TV presenter joins a lucky Kiwi family in Da Nang, Vietnam.

Working for the Red Cross allows her to be “paid for her passion”.

The Kiwi teen vows to beat the debilitating disease.

The devoted 80-year-old has been helping families at Auckland's Starship hospital for more than 20 years.

The Kiwi actor reveals what he's learnt from Hudson & Halls Live! and the Outrageous Fortune prequel.

What began as a hobby is now a full-time profession for Melissa.

A Tourette’s teen is the guiding light for fellow sufferers.

“When you’re a busy working mother, you just think, ‘I must be coming down with something’, but I was obviously feeling really ill.”

Wellingtonian Caroline Little (34) is a seismologist and public information specialist.

Why the plight of the humble bumblebee affects us all.

The sisters had their babies within six months of each other.

The driver's family remains strong despite their loss.

The Mexican-born chocolatier is wowing New Zealand chocolate-lovers.

This pair will rock you with their take on modern music.

The intrepid adventurer and her husband live off the land.

Healing her daughter’s skin condition also led to a healthy business.