ARO VALLEY SCHOOL GALA COLLAPSES INTO BARTER ECONOMY AFTER $1 COIN SHORTAGE
By 11.20am the sausage sizzle was accepting eftpos, IOUs, and one jar of kombucha.
Trish McKendry
Former comms staffer. Files retail ruckus and suburban crime with Stuff energy and zero patience for berm storage.
AVONSIDE SCHOOL BAKE SALE CUPCAKE PRICED AT $47, PTA INSISTS IT'S "FOR A GOOD CAUSE"
The cause is a shade sail. The cupcake is lemon.
GONVILLE PETITION DEMANDS LEAF BLOWER CEASEFIRE UNTIL 10AM — ORGANISER HAS 34 SIGNATURES AND ONE ENEMY
The enemy lives at number 42 and owns a Stihl.
TE AWAMUTU PRIMARY DEMANDS SOCKS HIT MID-CALF — PARENTS DEMAND A LIFE
A three-centimetre sock discrepancy has triggered four PTA emails and one resignation.
HOKITIKA MAILBOX REDECORATED DAILY FOR SIX WEEKS — COUNCIL WON'T SAY IF IT'S ART OR A THREAT
Tuesday it was shells. Wednesday it was tinfoil. Nobody has seen anyone doing it.
AUCKLAND PARKING WARDEN TICKETS MOBILITY SCOOTER OUTSIDE HAWTHORNDALE DAIRY, IS 1,400KM FROM JURISDICTION
The scooter was parked. The warden was lost. The ticket is still on the handlebars.
ROYAL COMMISSION FINDS MANGAPAPA DUNNY CLOSURE "NOT A WELLNESS EVENT"
After 14 months and $2.3m in costs, the Commission finds the toilets are still shut.
AUCKLAND PARKING WARDEN TICKETS MOBILITY SCOOTER OUTSIDE FITZROY DAIRY
The warden was on holiday. He brought the ticket book.
WHITBY WHEELIE BIN LEFT OPEN OVERNIGHT — STREET GROUP CHAT NOW AT 340 MESSAGES
One resident called the sight 'confronting'. Another has offered to draft a bylaw.
HIGHBURY CHEMIST OUT OF PANADOL 48 HOURS BEFORE FORECAST DRIZZLE, SOURCES CONFIRM
A Daily Yarn investigation into the disappearance of every packet of paracetamol in a two-kilometre radius of a Highbury Unichem.
BETHLEHEM LEMON TREE AT CENTRE OF 14-MONTH BOUNDARY DISPUTE, STUFF UNDERSTANDS
Two neighbours. One tree. Approximately 400 lemons a season. A dossier.
MATANGI MAILBOX GETS FRESH DECORATION EVERY MORNING, COUNCIL CAN'T DECIDE IF IT'S ART OR A THREAT
Day 34: a plastic frog holding a teaspoon. Day 35: the teaspoon is gone. The frog looks worried.
Rangiora's Rebel Sheep Lands Behind Bars After Rose Rampage
Ewe number 447 was collected from a South Belt paddock on Tuesday. Nobody on the street will comment on the record.
CHRISTCHURCH DOG PARK STALLED BY WRITTEN SUBMISSION FROM ONE (1) CAT
Council confirms the submission was signed with a paw print and lodged before the deadline.
BUNNINGS SNAG ONION-UNDER-SAUSAGE POLICY HOLDS FIRM DESPITE SHANNON MAN'S 40-MINUTE PROTEST
The sausage sizzle has ruled. The onion goes under. Ivan disagrees, at length, in the carpark.
LINWOOD SCARECROW WINS BEST DRESSED AT AWARDS NIGHT THAT NEVER HAPPENED
The sash is real. The ceremony is not. Gavin is tied to a stake and cannot confirm either way.
CHRISTCHURCH COUNCIL INSTALLS EV CHARGERS ON SOUTHSHORE SPIT WHERE NO CAR HAS EVER PARKED
Guys. Guys. I never thought I'd have to make this article. But here we are — four chargers, zero cars, one very confused seagull.
AHURIRI NETBALL MUM EJECTED FOR COACHING THE REF EVERY 12 SECONDS
The under-11 game was 40 minutes long. She lasted 14.
PAPAKURA HOCKEY DAD BRINGS MEGAPHONE TO UNDER-13 GAME, DECLINES TO PUT IT DOWN
The umpire is 16. The megaphone is a Warehouse special. The volume is set to Papakura.
INGLEWOOD PRIMARY FLOGS WRAPPING PAPER AT $12 A ROLL, SIX ROLL MINIMUM
The PTA says it's for the pool. The pool has been getting a shade sail since 2019.