Young women across Russia have been called on to show their support for Vladimir Putin by ripping off their clothes.

Mihingarangi Forbes' television interview with Alasdair Thompson raised an interesting issue.

A call to ban energy drink cans featuring overt sexual messages has been made by the National Council of Women.

People in the quiet seaside town of Opunake always wondered how a "lovely, kind and beautiful...

The man shot dead by police yesterday had just got out of jail for trying to cut the throat of the woman he held hostage.

A notorious NZ criminal has been awarded compensation for breach of privacy and hurt feelings.

Smoking - like overeating - can't be stopped merely by the will of authority.

One of NZ's major employers is looking at refusing to hire smokers, and an Auckland city ban...

Emily McKenzie says many women today see sex as something to brag about.

Half of all New Zealanders can still count their sexual alliances on their fingers, despite a claim that Kiwi women are the most promiscuous in the world.

It's hard to believe a grown man killed a five-year-old in his own defence - or even accidentally - but there you have it.

I make a point of not buying anything that isn't immediately wearable after drip-drying on a coat-hanger.

New Zealand's most provocative doctor has accused Kiwi women of forgetting how to make love.

Women who have three or more children are more likely to suffer long-term career disadvantage.

The story of a sick penguin exposes a nation with its priorities askew, writes Scott Kara.

Gifted children often feel pressure to over-achieve in order to excel later in life.

It's not the change to history that makes us nervous, it's having to wait to see what it is.