According to some estimates, one in five Chechen marriages begins when a girl is snatched off the street and forced into a car by her future groom.

A holiday with her daughter Sasha in Spain has landed the US' first lady in the middle of a political tempest.

Dita De Boni wonders whether a food stamp scheme for those on low incomes could work in New Zealand.

Perhaps it's the growing novelty factor of having babies that lends some couples to spill so recklessly about the downsides.

The Govt is likely to continue with further reform aimed at reducing long-term welfare dependency, John Key says.

Those on an invalid or sickness benefit may have to defend their right to it if recommended changes to the welfare system are taken up by the Government.

A man arrested during a major police drugs operation offended from his home and should forfeit it, the Crown says.

The teenage years are fraught for both teens and parents and research shows the adolescent years are getting longer.

Today's column may offend, so if you're of delicate mind, turn the page now.

A growing number of unemployed couples are living apart so one can claim the domestic purposes benefit to get more money, say beneficiary advocates.