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Why 'doggie daycare' is so popular

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.

Gruesome cat deaths disturb residents

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.

Fertility: Maybe baby (+audio)

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.

Five of the best animal helpers

Jill Goldson: 6 ways to be a better friend

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

Dita De Boni: When family pets are people too

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.

Weed alters sperm shape

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

Divorce could make children fat - study

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

Talk to the Animals: 5 alternative therapies for pets

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

The last fond farewell

Kim & Kanye's wedding details

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.

The world's most expensive divorce

Why cute cats rule the net

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

New Facebook tool lets you 'ask' friends if they're single

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

Good relationship, good health

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

Louise Thompson: Ask the right question

Does someone in your life keep hurting you? It happens to the best of us. Experiencing pain and hurt is part of the human experience.

Mum desperately seeking talkative blonde for son

The mother of a Cambridge University student has posted an advertisement for a "talkative blonde" to accompany her son to a ball.

Wendyl Nissen: I'm set to go from one challenge to another

Its official. My editor has agreed that my year-long challenge as a Supportive Wife can end next week, writes Wendyl Nissen.