Kiwis will revert to the old-fashioned method of picking up the phone to get in touch with mum tomorrow.

Men who complain that their wife's nagging will be the death of them may have a point. Research has found that the burden of a demanding partner is linked to hundreds of extra male deaths each year.

Rose Toki should be getting a few cups of tea in bed tomorrow - the mum-of-10's brave step into adult education will be felt by her family for generations to come.

In light of the tragic death of Peaches Geldof, and that of her mother 14 years earlier, relationship expert Jill Goldson takes a touching look at how to deal with the loss of a parent.

Boris the giant schnauzer has been put down after he was given a death sentence for attacking a woman at a Whitianga bed-and-breakfast last year.

Women need to stop nagging and men to open up more, according to recent advice. But what advice were they giving a hundred years ago?

Motherhood: it's complicated. It's relentless. It's forgettable. It's why we all deserve breakfast in bed this Sunday, writes Shelley Bridgeman.

In honour of Mother’s Day, Danielle Wright talks to mothers who successfully mix parenting with their professions.

Kate Hawkesby tells Catherine Milford why she gave up a high-profile career to be a stay-at-home mum - her best job yet.

A blossoming TV and radio career isn't the only good thing Zoe Marshall will leave behind when she boards a plane to Australia tomorrow.

Spending big bucks on someone else's special day is becoming more common, with a new consumer survey showing guests fork out more than $800 for each wedding.

Our disagreements about money invariably are linked with perceptions of control, security, self-esteem and love, writes Jill Goldson.

A new study has revealed that serious illness raises the risk of divorce in older married couples, but far more so if it's the wife who falls ill, not the husband.

A New Zealand First MP is the subject of a complaint to Parliament's Speaker over the employment of a person who lives at the same property.

In the wake of Prince Harry's split from girlfriend of two years Cressida Bonas, here are eight dramatic royal marriages that didn't survive the years.

Sadly, most of us will experience the loss of a pet at some stage. Animal behaviour expert Sally Hibbard shares strategies to cope.

A list of ladies linked to George Clooney over the years.

As my year as a supportive wife draws to a close, I find that my husband has set me some challenges in his haste to make the most of my undying support before it ends, writes Wendyl Nissen.

Jerry Starr thought he was taking the safe approach when a twister was reported heading towards his suburban neighbourhood outside Oklahoma City last May.

For Lindsay Vile, the recipe for a happy 65 years of marriage is patience, tolerance and understanding.

When Sydneysider Deb Griffin and three of her Australian girlfriends spent a day in Auckland in 1974 it was one of those moments that stays with you for the rest of your life.

Q: "My husband and I mostly have a happy and loving relationship but he is sometimes quite unkind to our 15-year-old son - a typical teen but a good kid."

Children raised by a single parent are no less happy than those living with two biological parents, a study has found.

Stressed at work? Not getting along with your colleagues? The answer is simple. Take your pooch into the office - and many Kiwis are doing just that.

Naturalist Charles Darwin's theory that music's primary function is sexual courtship may have been proved right.

What is it about these little ankle biters that we love so much? I say 'we' as I have gone to the small side myself with two pomeranian X Japanese spitz balls of fluff.

National Party powerbrokers Peter Goodfellow and long-term partner Desley Simpson have married in an intimate service at a resthome.

Olympic rowers Mahe Drysdale and Juliette Haigh are celebrating a nappy Easter after revealing they are expecting their first child.