Orlando Bloom says he's "really excited" at the prospect of becoming a father after his new wife Miranda Kerr confirmed the world's worst-kept secret, that she's having a baby.

Dita De Boni addresses the issue of income splitting for tax purposes.

A US federal appeals court has put same-sex weddings in California on hold indefinitely.

Relations between Heather Roy and Rodney Hide were so bad that she filed a complaint when he took a piece of paper from her office.

Figures released for the year to June show more than 64,000 registered births, up nearly 1200 on 2009.

Helena McAlpine blogs on life as a member of the Facebook generation.

Dita De Boni wonders whether male babies are born with a need for violence.

TV celebrity Charlotte Dawson wants to do an Angelina Jolie and adopt a baby.

Universities may have to rethink their policies on staff-student relationships, following the Sophie Elliott case.

Controversial broadcaster and Whanganui Mayor Michael Laws has gone on radio revealing an "unwise" relationship he was having with a woman from "an unusual background".

A house move has Scott Kara wishing he could approach shifting in the same carefree manner as his daughter.

Maori Party MP Hone Harawira says there is nothing wrong with his not feeling comfortable with the idea of his children dating Pakeha.

Many Kiwis refuse to join social networking sites like Facebook. But as the online community grows, it's becoming even tougher to stay away. Jehan Casinader confronts his social networking nightmare and meets others who are doing the same.

Perhaps it's the growing novelty factor of having babies that lends some couples to spill so recklessly about the downsides.

Janie McKeon was caught off guard last year when, at the age of 17, her son's girlfriend came to stay.

The teenage years are fraught for both teens and parents and research shows the adolescent years are getting longer.

A Kiwi couple a week fly overseas for fertility treatment because it's easier to fulfil their dreams of becoming parents abroad.

National Party president Peter Goodfellow's marriage break-up just gets messier.

More than half of parents keep an eye on their children by checking their social networking online.

Hone Harawira being uncomfortable with Pakeha in-laws does not necessarily equate with feelings of contempt towards them or all Pakeha.

Dita De Boni is introduced to the wonders - or otherwise - of international plane travel with two young children.

The Human Rights Commission says Maori Party MP Hone Harawira needs to consider whether his personal feelings are helpful to race relations.