Reader asks: "I have developed a real crush on my boyfriend’s best friend. My boyfriend, who I love, would be devastated if he knew how I felt."

The New Zealand-wide lack of civic mindedness applies to all generations, not just my own, writes Lee Suckling. How could this be prevented, you ask? We might start by teaching civics.

There are two sides to the eReader debate - Shelley Bridgeman is pro paperbacks, while Joanna Hunkin has turned for the hi-tech device. Share your thoughts.

A badly cared for classroom pet has no benefit at all, least of all to the animal and only teaches children that animals have very little value, writes Sally Hibbard.

Fitness professional Sam Bluemel investigates the 'magic weightloss' options available reveals the dangers that can be associated with them.

We've all heard the saying, and I bet most of us have said it: "Breakfast is the most important meal of the day".

Do you like your job? Do you believe in what you do? Do you feel like you are making the world a teeny tiny bit better as you clock in for your eight hours?

'I still love my husband and I know he loves me - but we seem to irritate each other and it’s making me feel very dissatisfied. What should I do?'

Part of my job is running workshops for senior students interested in animal occupations. The most sought after career choices according to them are:

Here's what was trending plus we've picked out those that we can't contain our excitement about. Let us know your thoughts in the comment section.

As i was travelling through beautiful Bali a while back, a taxi driver said something very interesting to me when we were doing the usual good natured haggle over rate.

What's your experience of being processed by healthcare providers? Shelley Bridgeman has been less than impressed.

Ah, the message board. Almost primitive in internet technology, online forums have been popular since the dawn of dial-up.

My perception of bark collars is that they are a last resort when other less punishing methods of control have been tried, writes Sally Hibbard.

We can all relate when someone tells us they just can't make their mind up.

The other day one of my friends called me up to settle a nutrition-related debate between him and his girlfriend.

Of course you will still have low times, because that is the nature of the grief process. We can be feeling pretty good then suddenly hear a song, or see someone who resembles our ex-partner, and in a flash we go back to a dark place again.

There's a hot new drug called TRT that its users take to make them feel more energetic, more alive, more aggressive and sexier, too.

In classic teenage girl style, I used to want to be an air hostess. These days they're called cabin crew members or flight attendants but I think we were allowed to say air hostess in the late-seventies.

Sometimes it feels like you have to own a purple dinosaur costume to prove you don’t hate kids. Some kids are great, but saying you “love kids” is like saying you “love people”.

When it comes to choosing a new pet, some people are opting for a beady eyed and scaly companion in preference to the traditional cat or dog.

In our high speed, commuting life, we don't often think about food. Labour saving devices like cars and computers have actually reduced our spare time, rather than created more.