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Standing at the altar of Auckland's St Matthew-in-the-City church, Shortland Street's Ido Drent is a handsome young man at the height of his star power. The sought-after heart-throb with the burgeoning

Although Suri Cruise has had five years in the spotlight, it's little Harper Beckham who's won the battle of the celebrity tots. Search engine Google has released lists of New Zealand's top web searches,

As he watches his daughter Keira run around the living room and help decorate the Christmas tree, the TV remote held firmly to her ear like a phone as she happily chats away, Piri Weepu is relaxing for the first time in months. It’s been a year of huge highs and massive lows for the […]

In the hectic whirlwind that is Annabel Langbein’s life, there are two things that she is never, ever too busy for. one is her family, the other is her friends. “Friendships are such an important part of the rhythm of life,” says the popular Kiwi cook. “I don’t know where I would be without my […]

As he reclines on his leather couch, the doors thrown open to allow the early summer sun to come streaming through, Breakfast weather favourite Tamati Coffey sighs in satisfaction. After two and a half years of living in a worn, dark space, he and his partner Tim Smith have a new house – and he […]

New Zealand Woman’s Weekly columnist Colin Hogg might not have seemed the perfect catch when TV producer Philippa Mossman hooked up with him 19 years ago. He was older, he had five children and he didn’t have a sensible job. But last year, on his 60th birthday, Philippa proposed to him anyway and Colin – […]

Rena owen has the world at her feet. The acclaimed Kiwi actress has just won a major acting award, taken on the most challenging role of her career and is excited about spending more time at home in New Zealand. After a tough decade, in which her marriage broke up and her beloved mum died, […]

Spending a day with Zinzan and Alison Brooke and family is a slightly surreal experience.

As Bella on Shortland Street, Amelia Reid is a conflicted woman, torn by love and loyalty. But once she leaves the set of the popular soap, the gorgeous redhead has no such issues. She knows exactly what she wants – to marry her actor fiancé Shadon oeredith this summer and get back to her spiritual […]

Warriors player Brett Seymour has vowed to keep fighting his alcohol demons for the sake of his wife and their unborn child. Brett, who was last week convicted of drink-driving, says he made a mistake when he went out drinking following his wedding and his exit from the New Zealand Warriors – and an even […]