A $5 million a year study has found that 40 per cent of the babies born in Auckland and the Waikato in the past year were "accidents".

Royal watchers, romantics and well-wishers finally have a date: the royal wedding will take place on April 29 next year.

One mundane routine that this mother-of-two will never quite take to is restricting her diet in order to lose kilos of stored baby fat.

A woman described having a 'feeling in my guts' on the morning she found her sister brutally murdered.

The best-selling author of The Tipping Point has enraged social network users by dismissing their impact on real issues. It is, Tim Adams writes, just the latest salvo in an argument set to run and run.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard now has no chance of avoiding a further, divisive, debate on gay marriage.

I loved it. I couldn't have been happier the other morning when I read of the engagement of William and Kate.

Not to brag, but Wills charmed us long before he ever charmed Kate Middleton.

This is what queen-in-waiting Kate Middleton's wedding dress would look like if top Kiwi designers had their way.

The Facebook-related conviction of a Wellington man revealed the dark side of social networking.

Britain's Prime Minister has proposed celebrating Prince William and Kate Middleton's royal wedding with an extra public holiday.

The news of Prince William's engagement to Kate Middleton was particularly well received in an iconic small cafe on the Hauraki Plains.

In the search for love, the internet opens up a whole wide world of opportunity. But, as Rhodri Marsden discovers, finding online companionship is easier said than done.

I very rarely - if ever - use Facebook for personal reasons. My profile has stayed the same since signing up - for the second time, I might add, because I forgot my password the first time round - in mid-2009.

Dita De Boni wonders when the right time is to broach difficult subjects with children.

Those of us who were adults in July 1981 will never forget Charles and Diana's wedding. So how will Prince William and Kate Middleton's compare?

If Middleton follows tradition, she'll opt for a wedding band made from Welsh gold.

The announcement of Prince William's wedding adds another red letter day to a UK police diary already overflowing with costly events.

Prince William gave Kate Middleton Princess Diana's engagement ring because he didn't want her to miss out on his special day.

In a sign of the times, the British Monarchy made the most of social media to break the news of Prince William and Kate Middleton's engagement