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.

The music mogul who is set to marry make-up artist Mezhgan Hussainy in early September, will reportedly have a setting inspired by the revered Spanish surrealist painter.

They really are getting on those Wiggles - the big joke at the concert we trouped to on Sunday was that Jeff (who is always falling asleep) has just received his senior card!

You really shouldn't curse and swear at your kids, but sometimes an under-the-breath mutter slips out, admits Scott Kara.

Free-thinking and gifted intellectuals, or a bunch of dissolute subversives "who lived in squares but loved in triangles"?

Hurricane Mia struck two mornings in a row this week. It wasn't as severe as the storm up in the islands, but from a domestic point of view the house was turned upside down.

Former US Senator John Edwards' mistress, Rielle Hunter, has broken her silence.

A community bands together to make the most of nature's bounty and is rewarded with much more than just a jar of jam, writes Rosie Walford.

Speculation has been rife for months: Is TV3 reporter Kate Lynch defecting to rival TVNZ?

Young celebrity chef Grayson Coutts went for dinner with his visiting dad this week - but spoke of his dream that one day his yachting legend father would also meet his longtime partner, Andy Young.

According to a global survey on market research website onepoll.com, New Zealand women are the most sexually experienced in the world.

Aussie cricketer Michael Clarke is in little danger of losing his assets to Lara Bingle, experts say.

French media are noticeably quiet on rumours about President Nicolas Sarkozy and wife Carla Bruni.

There are some things in life you will never forget. Five well-known New Zealanders talk about their special experiences.

Whenever the wealthy separate, things can get very messy indeed, writes Nick Duerden.

I was reading The Woman's Day the other day (sorry Alison Mau!) and came across Greer Robson's column.