The mother of a pregnant woman with learning difficulties pleaded with a UK court yesterday for her daughter to be sterilised to stop her having any more children.

Gok Wan may have blatantly declared his man-crush on TVNZ star Tamati Coffey, but the Breakfast weather presenter only has eyes for his long-term partner Timothy Smith.

NZers are only half as busy having babies as they were 40 years ago, but with today's larger population a similar number of babies - nearly 65,000 - were born last year.

In a week when one billion Valentine's Day cards are sent worldwide, we might wonder where the tradition of the passionate avowal came from.

A new bride heading to New Zealand for her wedding photos was told she wasn't allowed to hang her gown on board.

If travelling to a new home might take thousands of years, would humans be able to successfully procreate along the way?

Looking for love? There may be no need to venture much further than the office.

Online daters say insecurity and fears of rejection are why they lie in profiles.

A bored teen sent a random text to a random number not knowing if anyone would reply. Stephanie did and now they are in love.

Different kinds of royalty will soon be walking up the aisle. But whose big day will be bigger?

Unmarried Muslims are being told it would be "un-Islamic" to celebrate Valentine's Day.

A radio promotion offering the chance to win a 'hot' wife from Ukraine has offended New Zealand immigrants from the eastern European country.

A Facebook group aiming stop a controversial "win a wife" radio competition is asking companies to pull advertising from the station.

Former Frasier star Kelsey Grammer is now free to wed his fiancée Kayte Walsh - his divorce has just been finalised.

Now, making a dork of yourself can be a winning leadership strategy.

Wouldn't it be nice to know that your kids can swim? Even being able to dog paddle would do, because drowning often takes only a few seconds.

United States news organisation CNN International has released its top 10 places to propose to a loved one on Valentine's Day.

Fashionable New Zealanders give Viva insight into their perfect Valentine, plus tips for the big date.

Shane Warne is looking for somewhere sexy to take Liz Hurley for lunch in Melbourne, and spaghetti on toast won't cut it.

New Zealand actress Emily Barclay plays a boy-crazy character in her latest movie about love.

There's no magic wand couples can wave to be happy, it's hard work that does it, say relationship expert Harville Hendrix and his wife Helen LaKelly Hunt.

Ashlee Simpson-Wentz has filed for divorce from Pete Wentz.

A radio competition offering listeners the chance to "win a wife" has appalled a former MP who is calling for it to be pulled.

Aussie cricket legend Shane Warne is prepared for a visit from his girlfriend Liz Hurley by reportedly buying a new bed and putting up privacy screens.

The couple have called time on their relationship for a second time, 15 months after they reunited, the 38-year-old actor's representative has confirmed.

Kelsey Grammer's motion to have his divorce finalised has been granted.

There's a great park, about a 10-minute drive away from our house, that is half-fenced.