Parnell school apologises for spelling "sausage sizzle" as "sausage sizzle"
Four hundred parents have now read the correction. None of them can find the mistake.
Margaret Henderson
Margaret has covered suburban Christchurch for forty years and believes every fence dispute is a constitutional crisis.
Gate Pa primary bans glitter after incident staff describe as "biblical"
The Year 3 craft afternoon ended at 2.20pm on Thursday. The glitter has not.
Gladstone netball dad films umpire, 14, "for the tribunal" — there is no tribunal
The umpire is in Year 10. The tribunal is a bloke from Nelson with a phone.
Mount Maunganui meeting on $140,000 bronze pigeon ends with retiree escorted from hall
The pigeon is two metres tall. Nobody at the Mount asked for it.
Hokitika builder declares deck "finished except for the finishing" — finishing includes the stairs
The invoice arrived in full. The stairs did not.
Little investigator calls for action over Wanaka's slanted landmarks
The structures at Puzzling World have been leaning since before his parents were born, which has not helped.
Levin ratepayers fork out $84k for report concluding reports are underfunded
Pull up a stool, because a mate of mine reckons this one's a beauty.
Sockburn playground shut four months for "aspirational maintenance", council won't say what that is
The fence went up in August. Bugger all has happened since.
Awapuni school bake sale cupcake priced at $18, PTA insists it's "artisan"
One cupcake. Eighteen dollars. A queue of parents pretending this is normal.
Marshlands man wheels Pak'nSave trolley back from Shirley, declares himself 'just doing the right thing'
Six kilometres on foot with a wonky wheel, and now he wants a plaque.
Wellington woman with thermos attends Atawhai school meeting, has not left since Tuesday
She brought her own biscuits. She brought a folder. She brought opinions about the drop-off zone despite living 600km away.
Auckland council sends Manukau household three recycling letters, all contradict each other
One says Tuesday. One says Thursday. The third says the bin has been retired.
Hokowhitu picnic abandoned after six minutes, thermoses deployed in silent protest
What began as a family gathering at Hokowhitu Domain ended in a Fitzherbert Avenue lounge, with three thermoses and a grievance.
Maketu mailbox vandalised by 'youths' and, according to one witness, a possum
Residents reckon the tagging is bad enough. The possum has made it personal.
Papamoa dog park stalled indefinitely by submission from one (1) cat
Tauranga City Council confirms the objection was filed on lined paper with a paw print where the signature should be.
Arrowtown PTA meeting enters seventh hour as Wellington mother refuses to leave
She brought her own oat milk. She brought her own opinions. She brought a two-litre thermos.
Pukekohe declares quiet panic over mildly warm wind, onion growers blame Auckland
A breeze rolled in off the Bombays and half the town went inside. The other half posted about it.
Whitby man installs four-camera CCTV rig to watch letterbox nothing has ever happened to
Neighbours say the letterbox has been assaulted zero times in eleven years. Trevor disagrees, in advance.
Karori scarecrow named best dressed at awards night that didn't happen
The sash is real. The ceremony was not. Nobody can explain the certificate.
Opoho woman's umbrella lasts four seconds, blames science
The umbrella was from Invercargill. The wind was from Opoho. Neither party is speaking.