At what point does an individual go from pet enthusiast to 'animal hoarder'? Animal behaviour expert Sally Hibbard investigates.

Quitline is running an ad depicting little children pretending to "smoke" their crayons, writes Shelley Bridgeman. Aimed at adults, yes. But what of the longer term effects?

Being cheated on is betrayal of trust - the knowledge that the rules were broken. It hurts a lot, writes Jill Goldson.

There was one thing that began to make me homesick every time I got on a plane. The absence of cassava chips.

What I find most frustrating about the all too common practice of chaining up dogs for months and even years on end is the pointlessness of it.

This product wins two awards from me. The first for the most ridiculous sell lines and the second for producing a product which purports to be chocolate but actually has none.

The value of uniforms has been hotly debated since at least since I was wearing the blue tunic required by Hastings Girls' High. Wearing a uniform didn't do me any harm.

The gay community isn't a physical community. It has nothing to do with geography. And though many who choose to think it, the gay community isn't something that happens on K Road at 1am on a Saturday.

The "You" you are is absolutely perfect in your imperfection. Anyone who tells you you are broken in some way is undermining your personal sovereignty.

AirBnB isn't for everyone. And it's definitely not for the apprehensive or risk-adverse, writes Lee Suckling.

Wondering how my local beach fared after a hot day with lots of human activity, I took my dogs for a run and did a spot of rubbish collecting along the shore and rock pools.

While shopping for supplies for our New Year's Eve party, I found this very appetising "man sized" offering.

It seems that last year I may have inadvertently indulged in a spot of menstrual activism, writes Shelley Bridgeman.

If you're back at work this week, it's likely you're experiencing some summer holiday envy.

The house I live in is tiny. It's a little smaller than 90sqm. It's possible to vacuum every room from one power point. The kitchen looks like it belongs in a hotel room. It's perfect.

Did you overindulge this festive season? Gyms all over the country understand the body hatred many of us are experiencing right now, writes Shelley Bridgeman.

It is a good idea to keep New Year's resolutions about managing relationships quite simple. Here are a few ideas to start off with, from Jill Goldson.

A new year beckons, as does the pressure to improve your life. Rather than embarking on a new year's resolution list that you're destined to fail try some of these sustainable, tangible resolutions...

Thanks to mags men are inundated with things they are supposed to own these days. But what about the things they shouldn't?

When you come across the things that drive you nuts about the holiday season, rest assured you're not the only one out there daydreaming about January.

There are aliens living amongst us, not little green men but foreign animal species from ecosystems far away, writes Sally Hibbard.

The number one gripe of Kiwi drivers pertains to slow cars in the outside lane, says Shelley Bridgeman. It's a phenomenon that drives (ha!) people crazy.

The summer holidays are beckoning, so before we all switch off for the year let's look back at 2014 and see what it taught us.

There is an astonishing array of goods and services available for pets. With some trepidation, Sally Hibbard set out to find the strangest of them.

Taking five minutes out from the frenzy that characterises this time of year to look at how 2014 has treated you.

Why do we feel so down when we get a whiff of rejection? We know in our hearts that we can't like everyone who likes us - just as everyone we happen to like can't like us.

'The mere thought of strangers sleeping in my bed, using my bathroom and rifling through my pantry is enough to give me a bona fide case of the heebie-jeebies.'

For the most part, the gaydolescence comes from being denied a legitimate adolescence in our teenage years, writes Lee Suckling.

There was no shortage of animal stories making news this past year, though sadly most have not been especially positive.

Sometimes we feel really stuck in a situation. Stuck in a relationship. Stuck in a job. Stuck financially. Whichever way we look we seem trapped, and that is stress-inducing.