Some 'doulas' - women who provide personal support during childbirth are now also offering their services during abortions, writes Dita De Boni.

A Shortland Street episode which portrayed Tauranga as being intolerant of gay people has infuriated tourism bosses and residents.

The Oscar-winning actress revealed yesterday on People magazine's website that she is adopting a 3½-month-old boy.

Fatherhood can be the key to transforming anti-social young men into responsible citizens, according to new research.

The motorcycle entrepreneur has reportedly told friends he knows his marriage to Sandra Bullock is over.

The Bourne Ultimatum actor and his wife Luciana already have two daughters together.

As a means of launching a new dating website, its creators staged a speed dating evening in Auckland. Alan Perrott went along to learn how to find a date under the stopwatch.

It's official, my wife and I have now become one. We are joined in holy wedlock, by law - and now, by a hyphen.

It is not a completely far-out scenario that the genetic sequence of all newborn babies may one day be collected by default, writes Dita De Boni.

Lawyers are lawyers and although they can be extremely useful, their training to look at the dark side of every transaction does not help you move towards the light.

A website designed to help people have extra-marital affairs arrives in New Zealand this month.

Dita De Boni largely agrees with columnist Jenny Dillon's argument that working mothers have never had it so good.

The Braveheart actor and singer Oksana Grigorieva have a five-month-old daughter together.

If you went on pure practicality and cold hard statistics, then one kid, or even none, would be the best bet, writes Scott Kara.

Happiness is ...having your friends and families prosper, new Cambridge University research suggests.

Claims working mothers should quit complaining because they "have never had it so good" have prompted anger from women's groups who say juggling parenting and work is no easy task.

Newly reunited couple Jude Law and Sienna Miller have reportedly got engaged. Again.

If getting married is to adopt a new identity (Mrs, married, perhaps a new surname), accepting a proposal is to adopt a non-identity.

Popular social networking website Facebook is being blamed for a growing number of divorces as bored and lovesick middle-aged couples hook up with their ex-lovers or childhood sweethearts.

Herald blogger Dita Di Boni says building genuine self-esteem in young girls is never an easy task.

The showbiz couple, who have been dogged by suggestions their union is close to breaking up for some time, have reportedly called it quits.

Those in the know tell Viva what's hot and what's not in everything from food to flowers for the big day.

A bride-to-be was robbed of her wedding invitations while she and her bridal party dined only metres away and chatted about the big day.

Scott Kara and his wife find themselves concocting a story to disguise the disappearance of their daughter's beloved comforter.

Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik, who was poised to marry an Indian tennis star, has admitted he is married to another Indian woman.

The storm clouds have gathered in Celebville today with two major split announcements from solid-seeming celebrity couples...