Mike Houlahan

There are twin armchairs in the Keene family lounge, his and hers. Tom Keene sits in his — Joan Keene’s chair is empty.

Your parents didn’t know how right they were - vegetables are even better for you than was previously believed.

Generations of children have been told to eat high fibre foods because they are good for you. Newly released University of Otago research shows that not only is that true, but those foods are better for you than scientists thought.