The news of Prince William's engagement to Kate Middleton was particularly well received in an iconic small cafe on the Hauraki Plains.

In the search for love, the internet opens up a whole wide world of opportunity. But, as Rhodri Marsden discovers, finding online companionship is easier said than done.

I very rarely - if ever - use Facebook for personal reasons. My profile has stayed the same since signing up - for the second time, I might add, because I forgot my password the first time round - in mid-2009.

Dita De Boni wonders when the right time is to broach difficult subjects with children.

Those of us who were adults in July 1981 will never forget Charles and Diana's wedding. So how will Prince William and Kate Middleton's compare?

If Middleton follows tradition, she'll opt for a wedding band made from Welsh gold.

The announcement of Prince William's wedding adds another red letter day to a UK police diary already overflowing with costly events.

Act leader Rodney Hide and his partner Louise Crome are planning a beach wedding for December and are expecting a baby.

A growing number of companies are buying so-called 'disgrace insurance' in case their brand ambassador turns into a persona non grata.

An Australian public servant has been going to extreme lengths trying to track down the woman of his drea

It's the first few months of daycare that are the worst, writes Scott Kara.

There's more to writing a love story than one might think. Rebecca Barry meets aspiring and published authors of the booming romance genre.

The fewer siblings children have, the happier they are, a survey has suggested.

When the earth moved for lovebirds Kate Lynch and Andrew Gourdie it was not a good thing.

The father of cricket great Shane Bond has revealed the cause of a bitter family feud.

A young man who was declared clinically dead three years ago and told he would never walk or see again has almost returned to his old self.

Dita De Boni wonders whether a US charity model, which offers addicts cash to be sterilised, could work here.

A 16-year-old girl has claimed discrimination after her private Australian school banned her lesbian partner from the ball.

In an open letter, foul-mouthed celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay says his "manipulating" father-in-law drove chefs away from his restaurants.

The teaching programme, which recognises the contribution of gay people in history, was created in an effort to stamp out homophobic bullying.