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Pushing the limits
A year after her nasty split from Chris Brown, singing superstar Rihanna not only has a new album out soon, but a promising movie career ahead. By Stephen Jewell.
<i>Scott Kara:</i> Gimme, gimme, gimme
Scott Kara on why his almost three-year-old won't be getting an iPad this Christmas.
<i>Dita De Boni</i>: Tolley swings her axe
Whenever there are cuts to be made, it always seems to be down to the Education Minister to make them, writes Dita De Boni.
20 hours of free care to be reviewed, says Tolley
The 20 hours of free care children 3 and over receive in early childhood centres is under review.
The events that led to the final choice
German author Johanna Adorjan tells Cathrin Schaer about researching her grandparents’ life and death.
Think like a child to boost your creativity
Dawdling, losing your cool and having bad ideas can help adults reclaim their imaginations, according to US researchers.
<i>Dita De Boni:</i> Getting our geek on
I have always listened to conversations about the Armageddon Expo with interest, safe in the knowledge I will never be attending said event.
<i>Gill South</i>: Change by encouraging ideas - not by giving orders
Staff frequently come up with the answers you need, says expert with an international track record.
Stork to call on comedian
Funny man Gary McCormick is preparing for the pitter-patter of little feet - four, to be exact.
Pastors' miracle child
A Kiwi dad is celebrating the miracle birth of his first child after 22 years of trying.
Wedding couples left in the lurch
Wedding couples have been left scrambling for venues by the failure of a string of Auckland restaurant businesses.
'We had to break in to get kids'
Neighbours say they were forced to break down a door to get to two young children locked inside after police arrested their father.
<i>Status McAlpine</i>: Facebook's making stalkers out of us all
My mother has just posted a message on my wall. Apparently she's managed to get 'into' this Facebook system malarkey and is 'keeping up to speed' with things.
Pop star Beyonce pregnant - report
Hip hop power couple Beyonce and Jay-Z are expecting the pitter patter of tiny feet, according to a report.
Smarter sex: Does it matter if girls do better than boys?
Boys will perform just as you expect them to, it seems. If you tell them they aren't as intelligent as girls and are less likely to do well in tests, that is exactly what will happen.
Wife-killer in $1.4m luxury hideaway
Greg Meads enjoyed his final months of freedom in a plush beachfront home with another woman before being convicted of murder.
Memory of muse dealt a cruel blow
Isabella Blow, the fashion stylist with a penchant for loony hats and a talent for discovering the Next Big Thing, died on May 7, 2007, at the age of 48, having drunk a quantity of the weedkiller Paraquat.
$28 million winner: I waited six hours to tell my wife
A 'humble and hard-working' pig hunter from Papakura went to work and waited six hours on Monday before telling his wife he'd won $28.7m.
Stepdaughter recalls mother's cold killer
Kimberley White remembers her stepfather Greg Meads enforcing silent meals at the family dinner table as he watched television.
Court rules its 'ok' for men to beat wives
A court in the United Arab Emirates has ruled that a man can beat his wife and children as long as no marks are left.
In sickness and in health
I never realised how awful morning sickness can be. The last three months at our house has been a living, gagging, nauseous hell.
The end of stay-at-homes?
It seems hard to escape the conclusion that the UK government has opted, in effect, to end any fiscal advantage to staying at home with young kids.
Baby boy for Barkers
It was once, twice, three times a baby girl for Dean and Mandy Barker.
Dan soars to new high with marriage proposal
All Black heart-throb Dan Carter hatched a plan to lure girlfriend Honor Dillon to Queenstown last weekend before asking her to marry him.