New Zealand women who have experienced violent relationships are more likely to contemplate suicide, according to new research which says better integration is needed between health and social services.

Yellow and orange-coloured fruit and vegetables improve men’s fertility, but the carrot produced the best all-round results, a new study reveals.

The results of a 27-year study on 373 hetero couples - all newly married in 1986 - are now public. It's the longest running study so far on what makes a marriage successful.

Usually, Conrad Smith plays centre for the All Blacks. But this weekend, as the rest of the team packed their bags to fly to Japan, Smith shared centre-stage with his beautiful bride.

Celebrity couple Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr have gone their separate ways after three years of marriage.

From a guy and a girl who've done the distance, here's the good and bad of it. Share your thoughts.

You need to be crude and rude to teach schoolboys about caring sexual behaviour, says an expert who has enlisted the help of vulgar comedians.

Scientists found that men with masculine, low-pitched voices are better at attracting women - at least those looking for short-term flings.

Kim Kardashian's engagement ring has sold at auction for nearly US$750,000 (NZ$896,000).

Katie Holmes is dating her ex-husband Tom Cruise's Collateral co-star Jamie Foxx, according to multiple reports.

"Am I pretty enough?" It's a rare woman who hasn't pondered the question, silently and secretly.

It’s all very well to talk of planning your reproductive life but sometimes circumstances get in the way.

Kissing is fun and feels lovely, but what is causing us to want to lock lips? New research out of Oxford University suggests it's a way we size up our mates.

Why do we have to label a man’s love for another man with an ironic tag, asks Mic Wright.

Today’s au pairs are nothing like the saucy minxes seen in movies of the 60s and 70s. They’re hard-working young women paying to see the world as they work, writes Carroll Du Chateau.

How To Be A Man lists abound. Here's one that's making waves online, for all the right/wrong reasons. Have a read and share your comments.

Known as anti-Viagra, a new drug which treats premature ejaculation could be the next big thing.

Angelina Jolie has sparked fresh rumours that she and Brad Pitt have wed in secret, after the actress was spotted wearing a new ring on her wedding finger while in Australia.

Spoiler alert for Bridget Jones fans and tissues at the ready...

Trial separations are all the rage among celebrity couples. But do they give relationships helpful breathing space – or just delay the inevitable? Genevieve Roberts reports.

Hugh Jackman's wife Deborra-Lee Furness is calling for changes in global adoption laws so more abandoned children can find loving parents and homes.

Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth have called off their engagement.

It's little wonder children in embryonic blended families can feel uncomfortable and uncertain about the new arrangements.

Under a guard of honour made from oars, Olympic rowers Mahe Drysdale and Juliette Haigh shared one of their first moments as husband and wife.

Thousands of happy couples get engaged in New York's Times Square, but New Zealander Shaun Kavanagh's surprise proposal to his girlfriend is probably among the sweetest.

Being a supportive wife is not all about doing the housework and cooking. It's also about dealing with your husband's stress.