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Politician linked to Knox's longtime love
Has a senior Labour politician won the heart of a woman whose partner suffered a debilitating stroke?

Shoe-nuking Lani fighting for her job
The firefighter at the centre of a blackmail love triangle has had crisis talks with her bosses.

Lily Allen will travel to her wedding in a tractor
Lily Allen's famous friends have been given an idea of what to expect from her upcoming nuptials after receiving their invites to her June wedding.

Prince William and Kate Middleton on the box
Networks are finalising plans for their coverage of the television event of the year, The Royal Wedding.

Garth George: An era when pay rises rate above almost everything
Many a time since this column first appeared have I used as a last sentence, "We reap what we sow".

Post-sex blues common: study
A third of all women have experienced post-sex blues at some point, a new study shows.

Royal stag do and hen's night pass under the radar
Kate Middleton is believed to have celebrated her hen's night while Prince William was visiting New Zealand and Australia.

Kiwis flock to site with naughty name
New Zealanders are rapidly joining HaveAnAffair.co.nz but the new dating website's owners deny members sign up to do as its name suggests.

Editorial: Parental leave proposal offers better balance
The previous Government was much taken with the economic benefit of getting and keeping more women in work.

Bipolar blogger takes aim at politically incorrect Latta
TV psychologist Nigel Latta is under fire for his use of the word mental.

Kenya top pick for royal honeymoon
New Zealand is a 25 to one shot of being the venue for Prince William's honeymoon.

Good little girl goes ga-ga
I don't know what has happened to my formerly cherubic little girl of late.

Friends without benefits
Sexual tension, jealousy, crossing the line ... can men and women be just friends? Shelley Bridgeman discovers the dos and don'ts of platonic relationships.

Under-2s best at home, says report
The Children's Commissioner has called for a review of paid parental leave in order to help more parents care for children under the age of 1 at home.

Mel Gibson may counter sue ex
Mel Gibson will counter sue Oksana Grigorieva if she launches legal action against him over their January 2010 domestic altercation.

Stretch out to someone
Liz Dickinson steps on the dating treadmill and finds singles fitness events can be fun.

<i>Peter Bromhead</i>: Ignoring the inevitable might make it go away
When my caregiver casually commented that "I appear to be a few days overdue in the gynaecological department," I responded by assuring her gruffly that it would be nothing more than business stress throwing her system around a bit.

Ryan Gosling: Into the blue
From his days in the Mickey Mouse Club to playing a father in a failing marriage, Ryan Gosling's career is maturing nicely, writes Helen Barlow.

George Michael's partner leaves him - reports
Kenny Goss has called time on their 15-year relationship.

Charlie Sheen has unveiled a new 'winning' tattoo
The 45-year-old actor unveiled the etching on his wrist during his début hour-long radio show Sheen's Korner, in which he also denied claims he suffers from bi-polar disorder, proclaiming himself instead to be "bi-winning".

Michael Stipe says he's '80' per cent gay
The REM frontman has enjoyed relationships with both men and women in the past but says it wasn't until meeting his current boyfriend that he realised he preferred men.

Charlie Sheen wants to marry both 'goddesses'
The actor is planning a "commitment marriage" to both porn star Bree Olsen and part-time model Natalie Kenly, whom he shares his Los Angeles home with.

On a mission for marriage
Kiwi blokes are shipping in mail-order brides, new research suggests, because well-educated New Zealand women turn up their noses at their male counterparts.

Christchurch earthquake: Cordon scuttles proposal plans
Marcel Mihulka had carefully planned a romantic candlelit proposal at a hot spa overlooking Queenstown's Shotover River.