Tom Sandford admits he has forgotten the details. Asked how he proposed to wife Carol 70 years ago, he pauses, before laughing heartily: "Oh, I can't remember."

Most work days, you'll find Harry, Ziggy and Jed at their central Auckland office enjoying long naps on the couch or under their desks and later taking relieving afternoon strolls.

Sexually transmitted infections in the over-60s has soared in the last year, as experts claim the baby boom generation rarely use a condom.

Nearly 7000 families have been interviewed about the home, health and development of their toddlers - and some of the results surprised researchers.

A Dunedin family has received an apology from the Dunedin City Council after it euthanised the family's beloved pet dog.

The owner of a world-famous dog found floating on a log near Great Barrier Island this week has spoken - and this fishy dog's tale is not all it seemed.

Jade Jagger has given birth to a baby boy.

becoming an octogenarian has only ramped up Jane Goodall’s globe-trekking schedule, because there’s far too much to be done to pause for a breather.

More Auckland pet owners are turning to "doggie daycare" options that offer door-to-door service and activities including agility and search and retrieval classes.

Several gruesome dead cats have been found this week draped over the rail guard and fences near the main road leading to Tapora, east of Kaipara Harbour.

On the eve of the opening of her award-winning play on reproduction, Elisabeth Easther looks at the business of fertility and asks why making babies can be so simple for some and so complex, expensive and heartbreaking.

Here are 6 top maintenance rules governing how we can be better and kinder friends to our friends.

Dita De Boni writes: I once swore we'd get pets for the kids "over my dead body", yet here I am, looking at a fish tank containing the three newest members of the household: Hammerhead, Fishey and Wuzzley.

Smoking cannabis can reduce a man's fertility by altering the size and shape of his sperm, research has shown.

Norwegian research showed the children of a divorced couple are 1.54 times more likely to be overweight than children with married parents.

Ultimately the goal is for a full and speedy recovery for your pet, regardless of how it is achieved. Here are 5 alternative options.

Relationship expert Jill Goldson reveals the five most common qualms of couples who live together, plus tips to resolve them.

"I suspect the reasons for checking into a hotel in your own city are likely to centre less on productivity and more on achieving privacy for unauthorised assignations."

The mid-20s sexual slump, we'll call it, is particularly prevalent among urban professionals.

Join the debate: Are you a cat person or a dog person? State your case.

Experts in sexual medicine from around the world have, for the first time, defined lifelong and acquired premature ejaculation.

"I moved to NZ from South Africa three years ago and recently become engaged to Kiwi. My fiancée is Indian and my parents are Afrikaners - I worry they won't approve."

With just a couple more days until Kim Kardashian and her rapper finance, Kanye West tie the knot, new details have emerged about the wedding everyone's talking about.

Cats are cuter than babies and dogs when it comes to the popularity of videos, new research shows.

A new Facebook button that lets you ask friends if they're single or taken has been branded "invasive" and "naggy".

Arguments with the people we are close to can have a serious impact on our health and mortality rate, a new study has confirmed.