Michael Laws' estranged partner has revealed how she used to punch him in the face and became an alcoholic during their relationship breakdown.

Scientists have shown what many dog owners have suspected - while some canines are joyfully optimistic about life, others have a tendency for gloomy pessimism.

NZers are having to dig deep into their pockets to attend mates' weddings, a new survey finds.

Helena McAlpine: So, I know that it's not the 'done' thing to brag, gloat and generally rub it in on Facebook. But to hell with it. Na naa na naaa na! I'm in Raro-fricken-tonga baby!

Dita De Boni realises her days as a mostly stay-at-home mum are drawing to a close.

Hal Herzog, one of America's foremost psychologists, is dedicated to understanding our often contradictory behaviour towards different species.

Not every marriage is a happy ever after. Roughly one third end in divorce — but they don’t necessarily have to end in tears. Shelley Bridgeman talked to experts and those who’ve been though it to find out how to survive the modern divorce.

Research shows 91 per cent of Kiwi children have "some kind of digital dossier or footprint" on the internet by the time they are two years old.

As turmoil surrounds his party, wedding bells are on the horizon for Act leader Rodney Hide.

I've been on the wagon for three months now. I'm lending some resolute and sober moral support to my wife who's pregnant with our second baby.

Australian magazine under fire after cover story details prove to be largely fictitious.

Scientists believe they have found a simple and efficient way of selecting the best human IVF embryos that are likely to result in viable pregnancies.

Asian couples are travelling thousands of kilometres in their quest for a perfect "10.10.10" wedding in New Zealand.

A leading fertility expert is urging couples to start a family at a younger age amid fears of a growing over-reliance on technology.

A Queenstown man who went to Britain to get married was turned away at London's Heathrow airport as he didn't have the appropriate visa.

Dannii Minogue has opened up about the loves of her life in her autobiography, My Story.

Australian academic researcher Ray Moynihan says drug companies have stoked demand for a 'female viagra' by creating a buzz around the disorder they have created.

Film-maker Ryan Murphy felt a strong connection with Liz Gilbert's Eat Pray Love.

It's female nature to overcome difficulties as a community, be it making the tea or getting the vote.

The fact outraged parents managed to get Sesame Street to pull the duet between Katy Perry and Elmo shows how powerful their consumer dollar is.

Work and Income officials have selected just over a tenth of the country's 43,000 sole-parent beneficiaries with no children under 6 to be the guinea pigs for a work-testing scheme starting today.