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Worst passenger? Your partner
Many have suspected it for years, but now research has proved that driving with your other half sends your stress levels soaring.
Many have suspected it for years, but now research has proved that driving with your other half sends your stress levels soaring.
A "cheap date" in Auckland is more expensive than many major world centres and in Wellington it will cost even more, says a survey.
The "Mommy Wars" is the Americanised term coined to describe lively arguments between mothers who have diametrically opposed views on "what is best for baby".
Relationships can be so full of drama, at home, at work, at the school gates, with family and friends.
As much as we love our husbands the line between fascinating and captivating and complete bore can become quite narrow with time, writes Wendyl Nissen.
Miriama Kamo frankly admits she probably would have died during childbirth without medical care.
Kiwis will revert to the old-fashioned method of picking up the phone to get in touch with mum tomorrow.
Rose Toki should be getting a few cups of tea in bed tomorrow - the mum-of-10's brave step into adult education will be felt by her family for generations to come.
Men who complain that their wife's nagging will be the death of them may have a point. Research has found that the burden of a demanding partner is linked to hundreds of extra male deaths each year.
Boris the giant schnauzer has been put down after he was given a death sentence for attacking a woman at a Whitianga bed-and-breakfast last year.
Women need to stop nagging and men to open up more, according to recent advice. But what advice were they giving a hundred years ago?
Motherhood: it's complicated. It's relentless. It's forgettable. It's why we all deserve breakfast in bed this Sunday, writes Shelley Bridgeman.
Despite its impracticalities and inelegance, the freshly-minted hyphenated surname continues to appeal, writes Shelley Bridgeman.
Our changing modern society is behind the dramatic drop in the number of New Zealanders tying the knot, and getting divorced, relationship experts say.
In honour of Mother’s Day, Danielle Wright talks to mothers who successfully mix parenting with their professions.
Kate Hawkesby tells Catherine Milford why she gave up a high-profile career to be a stay-at-home mum - her best job yet.
A blossoming TV and radio career isn't the only good thing Zoe Marshall will leave behind when she boards a plane to Australia tomorrow.
A new study has revealed that serious illness raises the risk of divorce in older married couples, but far more so if it's the wife who falls ill, not the husband.
A New Zealand First MP is the subject of a complaint to Parliament's Speaker over the employment of a person who lives at the same property.
In the wake of Prince Harry's split from girlfriend of two years Cressida Bonas, here are eight dramatic royal marriages that didn't survive the years.
Sadly, most of us will experience the loss of a pet at some stage. Animal behaviour expert Sally Hibbard shares strategies to cope.
Sports broadcaster Tony Veitch is engaged after proposing to his girlfriend in Australia.
He has wined and dined a succession of beautiful women without apparently ever being tempted to surrender his status as the world's most eligible bachelor.
A list of ladies linked to George Clooney over the years.
As my year as a supportive wife draws to a close, I find that my husband has set me some challenges in his haste to make the most of my undying support before it ends, writes Wendyl Nissen.
Jerry Starr thought he was taking the safe approach when a twister was reported heading towards his suburban neighbourhood outside Oklahoma City last May.
For Lindsay Vile, the recipe for a happy 65 years of marriage is patience, tolerance and understanding.
When Sydneysider Deb Griffin and three of her Australian girlfriends spent a day in Auckland in 1974 it was one of those moments that stays with you for the rest of your life.
Q: "My husband and I mostly have a happy and loving relationship but he is sometimes quite unkind to our 15-year-old son - a typical teen but a good kid."