As a means of launching a new dating website, its creators staged a speed dating evening in Auckland. Alan Perrott went along to learn how to find a date under the stopwatch.

When your baby starts to cry, should you rush to its aid or leave it alone for a while first?

It's official, my wife and I have now become one. We are joined in holy wedlock, by law - and now, by a hyphen.

It is not a completely far-out scenario that the genetic sequence of all newborn babies may one day be collected by default, writes Dita De Boni.

Lawyers are lawyers and although they can be extremely useful, their training to look at the dark side of every transaction does not help you move towards the light.

A website designed to help people have extra-marital affairs arrives in New Zealand this month.

If you went on pure practicality and cold hard statistics, then one kid, or even none, would be the best bet, writes Scott Kara.

Happiness is ...having your friends and families prosper, new Cambridge University research suggests.

Claims working mothers should quit complaining because they "have never had it so good" have prompted anger from women's groups who say juggling parenting and work is no easy task.

A new book covers the former First Lady's marriage and years in the White House, as well as the 1960 campaign and JFK's thoughts on a second term.

Tattoo model Michelle "Bombshell" McGee told an Australian TV show she wanted to give the Oscar-winning actress "a heartfelt apology".

Newly reunited couple Jude Law and Sienna Miller have reportedly got engaged. Again.

If getting married is to adopt a new identity (Mrs, married, perhaps a new surname), accepting a proposal is to adopt a non-identity.

Popular social networking website Facebook is being blamed for a growing number of divorces as bored and lovesick middle-aged couples hook up with their ex-lovers or childhood sweethearts.

Herald blogger Dita Di Boni says building genuine self-esteem in young girls is never an easy task.

Those in the know tell Viva what's hot and what's not in everything from food to flowers for the big day.

A bride-to-be was robbed of her wedding invitations while she and her bridal party dined only metres away and chatted about the big day.

Scott Kara and his wife find themselves concocting a story to disguise the disappearance of their daughter's beloved comforter.

Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik, who was poised to marry an Indian tennis star, has admitted he is married to another Indian woman.

The storm clouds have gathered in Celebville today with two major split announcements from solid-seeming celebrity couples...

A children's bookshop is working with security staff of a nearby tavern and casino over the growing problem of parents leaving children to read while they gamble.

A holiday weekend "break" with the kids leaves Dita De Boni feeling exhausted.

Large families have long attracted stares and jokes. They have also been the inspiration behind screen dramas, from the 50s' film Cheaper By The Dozen to the 70s' TV series Eight Is Enough.

The Oscar-winning actress has allegedly taken steps towards ending her almost five-year marriage to Jesse James.