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The critical first nine months

The findings of a study released in Britain this week promise to send alarm bells ringing in the heads of parents everywhere, writes Dita De Boni.

Nicole Richie confirms engagement

Nicole Richie has confirmed she and her long term partner Joel Madden are getting married.

Lovebirds Madonna and Jesus rock in Rio

Queen of pop Madonna's tabloid-friendly romance with toyboy lover Jesus Luz is back on the boil.

Rann wins retraction from network over sex claims

Mum knows ... best?

There is a strange paradox going on with modern women. They buy advice and self-help books as if they are going out of fashion, and yet they bridle when anyone offers them any actual, real-world, on-the-spot advice.

Madonna turns marriage ref for TV

Madonna, who's been divorced twice, is to appear as a judge on a US reality TV show about warring couples.

Competitive kissing in Rio

At Rio's Carnival, collecting as many pecking partners as possible at one of the 650 massive street parties is truly a competitive sport.

Warring couple head for court in $40m bust-up

Two wealthy couples have split - one after the wife ran off with a hired hand.

Host suspended for explicit Mau jingle

A breakfast radio host was suspended after airing an explicit jingle about TVNZ star Alison Mau.

More marrying as recession fades - celebrants

Couples are rushing back to wedding chapels after putting off getting married during the recession.

Have you proposed, or been proposed to, in an unusual way?

NZ man's $2000 TV proposal

If you think it takes nerve to ask a girl to marry you, try doing it before a national television audience.

Valentine essentials

Auckland's Langham hotel has the answer to Valentine's Day gift-giving with a range of luxury packages sure to woo.

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways ...

Creative ways to showcase your love this Valentine's Day.

Yes all right, I love you. Next...

<I>The Independent</I>'s Liz Hoggard wonders, in the lead-up to Valentine's Day, why men are so reluctant to write love letters.

Urban Baby-related madness

Dita De Boni delves into some of the more extreme mummy-chat forums on US parenting sites.

The teams, the players, their strategies: It's all in the game

The secret lives of men

What really lurks in the hearts of men? Can they be monogamous? We take a look at Auckland's swinger scene for the answers.