Ella Prendergast

2 months ago | 1news.co.nz | Ella Prendergast

As local elections loom this year, a torrent of online abuse has left some female councillors questioning their place in politics. Breakfast has collected the accounts of several women in local government across the country. Wellington City Councillor Teri O'Neill keeps a document of all of the abuse she receives online, "in case things escalate into real-life violence". As she nears the end of her second term, the Word document is 26 pages long.

2 months ago | 1news.co.nz | Ella Prendergast

A major health scare has prompted a Hamilton man to shed more than 100 kilograms. At his heaviest, Neum Muli’aumaseali’i weighed in at 293.2 kilograms. In January 2024, the 39-year-old was taken to hospital with sepsis in his blood.