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Matt Heath: Coping with the kids after a big night out

Children sense when you're hungover like a lion senses an injured wildebeest.

Louise Thompson: Believing in things unseen

Ridge's latest beau told to 'pay up'

Cash-strapped Sally Ridge has become embroiled in a fresh financial battle as her partner's ex-wife sues for thousands of dollars.

Jill Goldson: Low self-esteem can ruin relationships

So we do know that low self-esteem is going to be problematic for healthy relationships - but what to do about it?

Cuddle app test: 'It falls flat'

Scrolling around Charlie Williams's new app, Cuddlr - proudly billed as the "Tinder for cuddling" - you get the sense that maybe Williams hasn't spent a whole lot of time online.

Can sex affect cancer risk?

How sex and cancer risk are linked is complicated and dependent on several factors. Your age, gender, and how often you practice safe sex will all influence.

No sex please, we're cuddlers

Apps such as Tinder and Grindr have created a 'hook-up' culture, but sometimes you may not want sex, or even a relationship - sometimes you just want a cuddle.

Louise Thompson: Finding time

The romance of late-life weddings

The story of an elderly gay couple who tied the knot after 72 years together warmed hearts the world over. Simon Usborne looks at long waits before marriage.

Marriage horrifies gay rights groups

Two Dunedin men say they're brimming with "nervous excitement" about their wedding day tomorrow. So why are gay groups outraged about their wedding?

Lesbian couple finally wed

The couple, who sat next to each other on wheelchairs through the ceremony, first met in 1942.

Brides' finger botox on the rise

Kiwi women are having Botox injections in their fingers and hands to look better in close-up wedding photographs.

Waiter seeks mystery man

An Auckland waiter’s plea for the object of his affection to get in touch has gone viral.

Under-qualified for marriage

Young people without educational qualifications are increasingly being left on the shelf by potential partners, New Zealand researchers say.

Jill Goldson: Help! I fancy boyfriend's best mate

Reader asks: "I have developed a real crush on my boyfriend’s best friend. My boyfriend, who I love, would be devastated if he knew how I felt."

Wedding an epic in the making

The countdown has begun for the much-awaited wedding of George Clooney and his high-flying fiancee, Amal Alamuddin.