
Can you imagine having more than 30 operations?
Hamilton woman Melody Johnston has stopped counting - but she needs two more surgeries to save her life.
The 25-year-old is in renal failure but needs weight loss surgery to fit the criteria for a lifesaving kidney transplant.
Read more here. Johnston's family has set up a Givealittle page to help fund the surgery.
Can you imagine having more than 30 operations?

‘This isn’t about my ego’: Ewan Wilson rules out mayoral bid, backs Macindoe and Taylor
The race to claim Hamilton’s mayoral chains has just got a little less crowded after councillor Ewan Wilson has confirmed he will not stand for the top job.
Wilson told the Waikato Times that after much consideration, “my wife Monique and I have decided that I will not be standing for the mayoralty of Hamilton”.


Poll: Do you think a new centre for homeless people would help?
A Hamilton City councillor is throwing her weight behind a homeless centre in the CBD, which would see funds destined for a Garden Place playground redirected for the project.
Anna Casey-Cox says the centre would be a “more supportive” option to try and sort out anti-social behaviour in the CBD than the “enforcement” approach.
Do you think a new centre for homeless people would help? Tell us your reasons in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).

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0% Yes
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0% No

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