Despite its impracticalities and inelegance, the freshly-minted hyphenated surname continues to appeal, writes Shelley Bridgeman.

Our changing modern society is behind the dramatic drop in the number of New Zealanders tying the knot, and getting divorced, relationship experts say.

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

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.

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

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.

Sports broadcaster Tony Veitch is engaged after proposing to his girlfriend in Australia.

He has wined and dined a succession of beautiful women without apparently ever being tempted to surrender his status as the world's most eligible bachelor.

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.

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.

How important is sharing a bed with your partner? Relationship expert Jill Goldson explains.

Raising your children on a sailing boat has its dangers, but seafaring parents claim the benefits are vast.

Closeness between couples is reflected in the distance separating them as they sleep, a study has found.

It's time to celebrate all that marriage equality has given society, writes Lee Suckling. Importantly, it's also time to reflect on what it hasn't given us.

If you can answer yes to one of the following questions, you are perpetuating the type of cruelty that would result in a prosecution should we be discussing cats and dogs.

The wonderful thing about being a supportive wife - my challenge for a year - is that you get to wear a self-bestowed halo for the good work you are doing.

The 21-year-old, born in England and now living in Wellington, said she once attended a support group for children of same-sex parents after moving to New Zealand. Her family was the only one there.

Your eyes seem to lock, you just about finish one another's sentences, you feel a surge of soulmate recognition - then bam, date’s over, and you’re back home.

Delaney Mes shares eight great dates you should add to your to-do list.