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LINWOOD FENCE PAINT DISPUTE ESCALATES TO COMMUNITY HALL MEDIATION, THREE SAUSAGE ROLLS EATEN IN ANGER
Suburban Crime Wigram
CHRISTCHURCH COACH TELLS FLAXMERE UNDER-12s MUD-PIT IS "CHARACTER BUILDING" — PARENTS DISAGREE
Sports Sideline Flaxmere
TARADALE PUMP PRINTS RECEIPT LONGER THAN THE BLOKE BUYING THE FUEL
Retail Ruckus Taradale
Suburban Crime
More →- PYES PA GARDEN HOSE THEFT ENTERS THIRD WEEK, STREET NOW SPLIT INTO 'TWO CAMPS' Pyes Pa
- FEILDING NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH LAUNCHES FORMAL INQUIRY INTO WHEELIE BIN ALIGNMENT Feilding
- WHITBY MAN INSTALLS FOUR-CAMERA CCTV RIG TO WATCH LETTERBOX NOTHING HAS EVER HAPPENED TO Whitby
- GREYTOWN COMMUTER'S CHIP BUTTY TAKEN CLEAN OUT OF HAND BY SEAGULL WITH "NO REGARD FOR THE QUEUE" Greytown
- BETHLEHEM MAN BUILDS SIX-FOOT SCARECROW TO STOP U-TURNS, THEN POSTS APOLOGY VIDEO FOR IT Bethlehem
- GONVILLE PETITION DEMANDS LEAF BLOWER CEASEFIRE UNTIL 10AM — ORGANISER HAS 34 SIGNATURES AND ONE ENEMY Gonville
Council Chaos
More →- HAMILTON DOG PARK STALLED BY SUBMISSION FROM A CAT NAMED DEREK St Andrews
- GUYS. GUYS. I NEVER THOUGHT I'D HAVE TO MAKE THIS VIDEO ABOUT TAWA'S EV CHARGERS Tawa
- OHAUITI PLAYGROUND SHUT FOR "ASPIRATIONAL MAINTENANCE" — COUNCIL WON'T SAY WHAT THEY'RE ASPIRING TO Ohauiti
- ALEXANDRA RATEPAYER BILLED $400 FOR 'STRATEGIC VIBES' — COUNCIL SAYS IT'S 'ONGOING' Alexandra
- ROYAL COMMISSION FINDS MANGAPAPA DUNNY CLOSURE "NOT A WELLNESS EVENT" Mangapapa
- DUNEDIN MEETING ON NORTH D CYCLEWAY DERAILED BY AUCKLAND PIGEON STATUE FOR 90 MINUTES North Dunedin
Tradie Tales
More →- ISLAND BAY CHIPPIE'S APOLOGY VIDEO FOR LOST TOOLBOX RUNS 14 MINUTES, INCLUDES COURSE PLUG Island Bay
- ELLERSLIE PERGOLA PASSES COUNCIL INSPECTION, FAILS BASIC LAWS OF PHYSICS Ellerslie
- BURNSIDE DECK JOB 'DONE TUESDAY' ENTERS THIRD YEAR, PILES STILL IN UTE Burnside
- BEERESCOURT DECK BUILT 'FOR ENTERTAINING' TOO NARROW FOR A SINGLE CHAIR Beerescourt
- ELTHAM DECK BUILT "FOR ENTERTAINING" TOO NARROW FOR A SINGLE FOLDING CHAIR Eltham
- CARTERTON PERGOLA PASSES COUNCIL INSPECTION, FAILS EVERY OTHER TEST KNOWN TO SCIENCE Carterton
Retail Ruckus
More →- PAK'NSAVE ROLLS OUT QUEUE FOR THE QUEUE, RANGIORA BRACES FOR IMPORT Rangiora
- ALEXANDRA WOMAN'S BROCCOLI POINTS DISPUTE ENTERS SECOND WEEK, NEW WORLD "LOOKING INTO IT" Alexandra
- GLENORCHY SHOP'S "CLOSING DOWN" SIGN NOW OLDER THAN THE OWNER'S YOUNGEST KID Glenorchy
- GERALDINE MITRE 10 OUT OF ZIP TIES — TRADIES STARING INTO THE MIDDLE DISTANCE Geraldine
- COUNTDOWN TROLLEY TURNS UP IN GLENORCHY, 45KM FROM THE NEAREST BLOODY COUNTDOWN Glenorchy
- YALDHURST PETROL RECEIPT MEASURED IN METRES, NOT CENTS Yaldhurst
School Gate
More →- ARO VALLEY SCHOOL GALA COLLAPSES INTO BARTER ECONOMY AFTER $1 COIN SHORTAGE Aro Valley
- ARROWTOWN PTA MEETING ENTERS SEVENTH HOUR AS WELLINGTON MOTHER REFUSES TO LEAVE Arrowtown
- AVONSIDE SCHOOL BAKE SALE CUPCAKE PRICED AT $47, PTA INSISTS IT'S "FOR A GOOD CAUSE" Avonside
- TE AWAMUTU PRIMARY DEMANDS SOCKS HIT MID-CALF — PARENTS DEMAND A LIFE Te Awamutu
- ROYAL COMMISSION FINDS ROTOTUNA READING LOG DISPUTE 'REGRETTABLE, YET INSTRUCTIVE' Rototuna
- OAMARU PTA MEETING ENTERS SIXTH HOUR AS THERMOS DAD REFUSES TO YIELD FLOOR Oamaru
Sports Sideline
More →- CASEBROOK NETBALL MUM EJECTED FOR COACHING THE REF FROM THE SIDELINE Casebrook
- WINTON UNDER-11S NEARLY RIOT AFTER HALF-TIME ORANGES REPLACED WITH "BUDGET BLOODY MANDARINS" Winton
- TAWA HOCKEY DAD BRINGS MEGAPHONE TO UNDER-11 GAME, REFUSES TO PUT IT DOWN EVEN AFTER YELLOW CARD Tawa
- WAIHEKE UNDER-11S SAUSAGE SIZZLE TRIGGERS LIBRARY ALARM, EVACUATES SIX ADULTS AND A CAT Waiheke Island
- SPREYDON UNDER-11 RUGBY MATCH STOPPED THREE TIMES IN TWENTY MINUTES — PLANE, COW, JANDAL Spreydon
- MAIREHAU UNDER-11 CRICKET MATCH ABANDONED AFTER LABRADOODLE REFUSES TO LEAVE PITCH FOR 40 MINUTES Mairehau
Weather Watch
More →- HORNBY WOMAN'S AUCKLAND BEACH DAY RUINED BY WEATHER THAT WAS FINE FIVE MINUTES AGO... TYPICAL Hornby
- ROSLYN RESIDENTS DEMAND ANSWERS AFTER NEWMARKET TRAMPOLINE ARRIVES UNINVITED ON HILLSIDE LAWN Roslyn
- ROYAL COMMISSION FINDS TARADALE SNOW PANIC WAS BASED ON "A BLOKE'S HUNCH" Rotorua Central
- PUKEKOHE DECLARES QUIET PANIC OVER MILDLY WARM WIND, ONION GROWERS BLAME AUCKLAND Pukekohe
- LYTTELTON WEATHER APP INSISTS IT'S SUNNY AS SOUTHERLY TAKES BLOKE'S GAZEBO Lyttelton
- ROYAL COMMISSION FINDS MANGAKINO UMBRELLA INVERSION 'INEVITABLE', RECOMMENDS 47 REFORMS Mangakino
Community Quirks
More →- PIRIMAI FACEBOOK GROUP ELECTS TABBY CAT UNOFFICIAL MAYOR, ACTUAL MAYOR NOT YET INFORMED Pirimai
- ENDERLEY LIBRARY MEETING ON OVERDUE FINES DESCENDS INTO 40-MINUTE ARGUMENT ABOUT DIGNITY Enderley
- MACANDREW BAY DOG ATTENDS MORE COMMITTEE MEETINGS THAN HIS OWNER, MINUTES CONFIRM Macandrew Bay
- JUDEA MAN'S DAILY WALK NOW HAS A SHRINE, HE'S NOT KEEN Judea
- Te Aro Flat's Ancient Meters Still Ticking, Landlord Unfazed Te Aro
- KARORI SCARECROW NAMED BEST DRESSED AT AWARDS NIGHT THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN Karori
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