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Look how we've changed - New Zealand 38 years on
Two studies of human development, one launched in the 1970s and the other from earlier this year, reveal how different society is today.

Two weddings a world apart
Kiwi bride-to-be Anna Pilkington jokes that Kate Middleton and Prince William have copied her.

Touched by a stranger's kindness
The other night at Starship Hospital a total stranger didn't quite give me the shirt off his back - but it was close.

<i>Deborah Hill Cone</i>: When win win beats win lose
Striving for victory is good, but sometimes cooperating is better.

Britain gets a holiday as Wills and Kate set a wedding date
Royal watchers, romantics and well-wishers finally have a date: the royal wedding will take place on April 29 next year.

Points pro
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.

Dead triplet's sisters tell of premonitions
A woman described having a 'feeling in my guts' on the morning she found her sister brutally murdered.

The war on words 2.0
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.

Eva Longoria, Tony Parker divorce gets messy
The divorce of Eva Longoria and Tony Parker is turning into quite the soap opera. And if recent developments are anything to go by, it's not exactly amicable.

Australian Greens force gay marriage back on agenda
Prime Minister Julia Gillard now has no chance of avoiding a further, divisive, debate on gay marriage.

<i>Paul Holmes</i>: It's fairy tale time again
I loved it. I couldn't have been happier the other morning when I read of the engagement of William and Kate.

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

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

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

NZ couple 'absolutely rapt' with royal wedding
The news of Prince William's engagement to Kate Middleton was particularly well received in an iconic small cafe on the Hauraki Plains.

Love at first click
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.

Forward Thinking: The ugly side of networking
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.

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

A day to remember
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?