Most of us think true love or great sex happens after a chance meeting with strangers. Wrong.
Recent research shows most relationships are born out of strong friendships. ‘We were friends first’, is the most common response people now give when asked how their relationship started.
Most prefer it that way. Studies show it’s considered far more appealing than locking eyes across a bar or swiping on dating apps.
It’s a scenario played out in the new Netflix hit series
Plans by New Zealand’s new government to ditch its world-first smoking ban were today attacked by health experts.
The move, to stop children from taking up the habit, was initially introduced by ex-Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in 2022. Once implemented next year, anyone born after 2008 would have been banned from ever buying cigarettes.
New Zealand’s new prime minister, Christopher Luxon, said the U-turn would fund tax cuts.
But public health experts said the reversal was ‘extremely concerning’, warning the
