Brighton under-11s served budget mandarins at half-time — dads nearly kick off
Club president blames "a Pak'nSave situation". Sideline blames the club president.
Dave the Tradie
Dave left the tools ten years ago but never left the site banter. He files Tradie Tales from a ute that may or may not pass its WOF.
Pak'nSave Awapuni trials queue for the queue, blokes with one pie now waiting 25 minutes
Management calls it 'flow optimisation'. The bloke in front of me called it something else.
Hawera library amnesty quietly wipes Mayor's $340 DVD tab
South Taranaki's top brass walks free on three years of overdue Sopranos box sets while everyone else got a stern email.
Rotorua school app sends 47 mufti day notifications, parents learn gold coin costs $2
One dad turned his phone off at notification 31 and missed his actual job. Reckons the app owes him a day's wage.
Wellington council to debate whether hot cross buns need resource consent
Three consultants engaged. Bun unavailable for comment.
Nelson council schedules meeting to discuss scheduling of future meetings
Ratepayers told the agenda for the agenda meeting will be circulated at a later agenda meeting.
Giant nike ball smashes Ashburton convertible in fashion fail
Enormous rogue ball brings new definition to 'car boot sale' on main street.
Gladstone labrador attends more committee meetings than his owner, now on three sub-committees
Murray the dog has a better attendance record than half the council. His owner hasn't shown since June.
Bishopdale sparky labels every switch "maybe" and pisses off to Rangiora
Homeowner now flicks switches like she's playing pokies.
Onerahi woman rings 111 over courier who said 'cheers, have a lovely day'
Suspicions raised when the bloke also wiped his boots before putting the parcel down.
Island Bay mum enters PTA meeting at 6pm, still there at midnight with thermos half-full
The agenda had four items. She has tabled eleven.
Island Bay under-11 footy BBQ sets off library smoke alarm, evacuates story time
Twenty-two toddlers ushered onto The Parade clutching picture books. Coach Brent reckons the snarlers were 'just getting going'.
Roslyn bloke hoses dry driveway during hose ban, cites "morale"
Council says no. The driveway has never looked cleaner.
Roslyn pub pulls plug on karaoke after power ballad 'incident'
Nobody's saying which song. Everyone knows which song.
Taradale BP pump prints receipt longer than the bloke's driveway
Forty-two bucks of 91. Three metres of paper. One tradie running late.
Takapuna man's daily loop now has a bloody shrine — he hasn't noticed
Locals built a small altar on the corner of Hurstmere. Kevin walks past it twice a day without looking up.
MetService promises sunny Devonport, one cloud didn't get the memo
Forecast said fine. The sky above Cheltenham Road said otherwise.
Karori builder insists gaping hole in roof is 'ventilation, bro'
Homeowner asked for a re-roof. Got a skylight. Got a puddle. Got a lecture about airflow.
Karori under-10s club names player of the day who was at a birthday party in Johnsonville
Kid hadn't kicked a ball. Hadn't laced a boot. Got the chocolate fish anyway.
Newmarket hockey dad brings megaphone to under-13 game, refuses to leave when asked
The umpire is 16. The megaphone is loud. The dad is unrepentant.