If there was ever a reason to de-clutter your baby's cot, it's come in the form of some alarming news about cot "bumpers" in the US this week.

Those intense over-powering feelings of being truly, madly, deeply in love are the result of complex and rapid brain activity.

Asian couples are travelling thousands of kilometres in their quest for a perfect "10.10.10" wedding in New Zealand.

A leading fertility expert is urging couples to start a family at a younger age amid fears of a growing over-reliance on technology.

A Queenstown man who went to Britain to get married was turned away at London's Heathrow airport as he didn't have the appropriate visa.

Dannii Minogue has opened up about the loves of her life in her autobiography, My Story.

It's female nature to overcome difficulties as a community, be it making the tea or getting the vote.

The fact outraged parents managed to get Sesame Street to pull the duet between Katy Perry and Elmo shows how powerful their consumer dollar is.

Work and Income officials have selected just over a tenth of the country's 43,000 sole-parent beneficiaries with no children under 6 to be the guinea pigs for a work-testing scheme starting today.

Much of Hoffman's writing is rich in symbolism and fantasy, and her latest novel, The Story Sisters, is no exception.

Fundraiser to aid the homeless gives executives the chance to do good, and be better role models.

It is, I think, a form of child cruelty; not exactly worthy of a call to social services but a warning of sorts that all about the upbringing may not be as it should.

Dita De Boni hopes the first Super City mayor will give Aucklanders a reason to abandon their cars.

Researchers found people who were more introspective tended to have larger volumes of nerve tissue in an area of the prefrontal cortex.

Beleaguered singer George Michael has been placed in solitary confinement for his own safety after inmate taunts.

Helena McAlpine's garden gate is broken and her dog has been roaming the neighbourhood.

Falling in love comes at a cost that does not include flowers or bar bills, a new study has found.

New Zealanders of all ages are dancing their way to health and happiness with Latin American dance classes. Jennifer Little finds out more.

Dita De Boni wonders what can possibly be done to protect children who are encountering squalor and neglect at home.

Irish author Cathy Kelly talks to Stephen Jewell about her new novel and the importance of multi-tasking.

Isla Fisher and Sacha Baron Cohen have reportedly become parents for the second time.