A children's bookshop is working with security staff of a nearby tavern and casino over the growing problem of parents leaving children to read while they gamble.

A holiday weekend "break" with the kids leaves Dita De Boni feeling exhausted.

Large families have long attracted stares and jokes. They have also been the inspiration behind screen dramas, from the 50s' film Cheaper By The Dozen to the 70s' TV series Eight Is Enough.

The Oscar-winning actress has allegedly taken steps towards ending her almost five-year marriage to Jesse James.

The music mogul who is set to marry make-up artist Mezhgan Hussainy in early September, will reportedly have a setting inspired by the revered Spanish surrealist painter.

They really are getting on those Wiggles - the big joke at the concert we trouped to on Sunday was that Jeff (who is always falling asleep) has just received his senior card!

It is tempting to laugh at the idea that male partners of pregnant females experience some of the symptoms of pregnancy.

Free-thinking and gifted intellectuals, or a bunch of dissolute subversives "who lived in squares but loved in triangles"?

Hurricane Mia struck two mornings in a row this week. It wasn't as severe as the storm up in the islands, but from a domestic point of view the house was turned upside down.

Former US Senator John Edwards' mistress, Rielle Hunter, has broken her silence.

When a chorus of critics rounded on Jerry Seinfeld's latest endeavour, he might have expected his friend and Seinfeld collaborator to rush to his defence.

According to a global survey on market research website onepoll.com, New Zealand women are the most sexually experienced in the world.

Young celebrity chef Grayson Coutts went for dinner with his visiting dad this week - but spoke of his dream that one day his yachting legend father would also meet his longtime partner, Andy Young.

Aussie cricketer Michael Clarke is in little danger of losing his assets to Lara Bingle, experts say.

French media are noticeably quiet on rumours about President Nicolas Sarkozy and wife Carla Bruni.

There are some things in life you will never forget. Five well-known New Zealanders talk about their special experiences.