Category: Lifestyle
Rainbow Games 2026 gave Aucklanders a taste of one of its newest sports this morning, with a successful Functional Fitness preview showing that you certainly do not need to be a gym junkie to get involved. Held at 312 Fortitude in Onehunga on Saturday 15 August, the special one-hour session invited participants to put Functional […]
From an old favourite to wood-fired indulgence and world-class views, these restaurants showcase the region’s irresistible dining scene. THE BUNKER Any long-time YOUR EX reader knows The Bunker is my favourite restaurant in the world. After months spent eating around Europe in my twenties, my first meal here blew every dish from that trip out of the water. Years later, its emerald-green, mahogany-and-leather […]
Former Olympic diver Freddie Woodward has opened up about a deeply private struggle with compulsive pornography use that followed him through the height of his sporting career. When Freddie Woodward competed at the 2016 Rio Olympics, he had reached the pinnacle of a remarkable diving career. By his early twenties, the Sheffield athlete had competed […]
A new Australian-backed programme will support Fiji and neighbouring Pacific nations to strengthen HIV prevention, testing, treatment and community-led care. The 30-month Australian Support for Pacific HIV Action (ASPHA) programme is funded by the Australian Government and will initially focus on Fiji, where new HIV infections have risen sharply. New infections in Fiji increased tenfold […]
If you’ve ever finished a particularly intense gym session, headed for the showers and thought things downstairs were looking a little… more compact than when you arrived, you’re apparently far from alone. The term “gym penis” has been doing the rounds online, with people sharing experiences of their penis — and sometimes testicles — appearing […]
The Trump administration has finalised a sweeping new rule preventing two major US government health programmes from using federal funds for certain forms of gender-affirming healthcare for young people. The rule affects Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), programmes that together provide health coverage to around 35.5 million children in the United States. […]
World number one Aryna Sabalenka has thrown her support behind the Women’s Tennis Association’s controversial new eligibility rules requiring players to undergo genetic sex screening. Speaking at the Canadian Open in Toronto, the Belarusian star said she believed the new measures were necessary to preserve fairness in women’s professional tennis. “I think it’s really important […]
American tennis star Coco Gauff says she “definitely” supports the transgender community while also backing efforts to preserve what she describes as fairness in women’s sport, following the introduction of mandatory genetic eligibility screening by the Women’s Tennis Association. The 22-year-old world number four was asked about the WTA’s new policy while competing at the […]