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From rugby to relaxation: The Fiji resort that has it all
Is it really possible for one resort to do it all? Jenni Mortimer finds out.
Estate wars: Woman goes to court after partner leaves $2m estate to his son
Karen Christiansen claimed she hadn't been adequately provided for.
Advice: Should I be loyal to my father or my dying uncle?
New York Times: A family rift leaves a son torn.
Father of two needs financial help in stage 4 bowel cancer battle
Central Hawke's Bay man needs more than $50,000 for additional life-saving medications.
Loving Arms charity hits massive milestone after helping 5000 families
Loving Arms helps new mums and their families.
Council silent since cemetery dispute with grieving families
Families were previously told they needed to clear tributes from the cemetery's lawns.
Why looking after your grandchildren is good for your brain
Plus, a guide to how to handle the generational gap.
Ex-Files: How do I get a copy of a will?
OPINION: If an aunt had assets under $15,000 it will be trickier to get hold of the will.
More than just a summer destination: Mount Maunganui is a hidden gem in autumn
There's plenty to see year-round in The Mount.
Woman awarded $1345 a week from her ex, two years after they split
Woman claimed she was defamed by her ex's 'vicious rumours', forced to start over.
Is it ever ok to tell off other people's kids?
They say it takes a village to raise a child, but how big is the village?
Why losing a parent as a young adult is so hard
Losing a parent is never easy, but young adults' experiences can often be overlooked.
'Cruel and cold-hearted': Mum faces family split after INZ questions legitimacy of marriage
Charity Valdez faces deportation after being refused an interim visa.
Rachel Smalley blindsided by her mum's diagnosis: 'Everything changed'
'I work in health and I’m a communicator, but I wasn’t an advocate for my own mum.'
Peter Andre welcomes fifth child at 51: "As parents, we couldn’t be happier"
Singer's mysterious girl - ‘She has no name yet. Help!’
'Last person to know': Anguish for train driver’s widow after fatal crash
'I’ve found the legal system to be both disappointing and at times traumatic,' she said.
'Unavoidable grief': Jennifer Garner's sad announcement
The actress has shared a personal update with fans in an emotional Instagram post.
Why didn’t my sister include me in her ‘family’ birthday party?
New York Times: How to deal with hurt feelings after being excluded from a family event.
I swapped my career for life as a traditional wife (for a week)
Times: Fashion editor Harriet Walker puts her puzzling tradwife obsession into practice.
What to do this long weekend if you've got prams, dogs and buggies
Easy Auckland day trips for families.
Growing up with an alcoholic mother, I became a coper and a doer
'My mother’s drinking problem made me determined to be everything she wasn’t.'
I've been stuck in a campervan with my family multiple times - my tips for survival
Some help to ease those inevitable bumps in the road.
'She shouldn’t have to be so brave': What it's like when your child has cancer
Isobel Willison's 4-year-old daughter is battling leukaemia.
Govt boosts early childhood rebate by up to $75 a week, 100,000 families eligible
Up to $75 a week is there for eligible households as National keeps an election promise.
'Wronged from the very first day': Men discover they were switched at birth almost 70 years later
'They both have had who they thought they were stripped away because of this.'
Why more couples are choosing to skip sex and go straight to IVF
New York Times: 'We have the science to do this. Let's use it.'
Advice: My in-laws gave money to two grandchildren, but not a third. Help!
New York Times: A reader wonders whether to intervene on behalf of her overlooked child.
'Heartless': Grieving families upset over request to remove graveside tributes
A grieving Whangarei family have been told to clear tributes from a gravesite lawn.
They married, divorced and then married their ex-spouses again
New York Times: Five couples share how and why they tied, cut and retied the knot.
Opinion: More young men think female equality has gone too far. Yikes
Financial Times: The numbers don't lie, but they appear to be falling on deaf ears.
Even rich, famous women can't 'have it all'. Here's why
Celebrities make balancing home, family and career look easy but they don't do it alone.