KARORI MUM LOSES 14,000 CLUBCARD POINTS AT 11.47PM ON A SUNDAY
Mate at the pub reckons his old lady's ham budget just got vaporised. There's a spreadsheet involved.
Vince Tipene
Covers student flats, regional pride, and the cold with gentle pointed absurdity.
GREYMOUTH PETITION DEMANDS LEAF BLOWER CEASEFIRE BEFORE 10AM SUNDAYS — ORGANISER OWNS A LEAF BLOWER
It was a Sunday morning on the Coast. The hum began at 7.04am. By 7.06am, a petition had been drafted.
WINTON UNDER-13 RUGBY HALTED BY PLANE, COW, AND ONE JANDAL
Three stoppages in twelve minutes. The cow's still out there.
ISLAND BAY NOTE-LEAVER ESCALATES TO LAMINATION, NEIGHBOURS DIVIDED ON WHETHER THAT'S WORSE THAN THE POO
Eleven notes in a fortnight. The dog remains at large.
PORT CHALMERS DUCKLING INFLUENCER ISSUES TEARFUL APOLOGY FOR CROSSING ROAD WITHOUT 'DOING THE WORK'
Local mallard Brenda goes live from a George Street puddle to address 'the community' after a pedestrian crossing incident.
SOLWAY MAILBOX TAGGED WITH WORD RESIDENTS WON'T REPEAT — POSSUM NAMED AS PERSON OF INTEREST
Three mailboxes hit overnight. Two say 'cooked'. One has paw prints.
Kiwi humour mishap: Browns Bay delivery van's awkward sign blunder
New World's delivery message prompts laughter over intended practicality.
Te Awamutu Abuzz with 'King of Pop' Pharmacy Sighting
Pharmacy's beauty aisle host to a wave and a whisper of mystery and moisturiser.
New Plymouth's Unreadable Sign Leaves Locals Philosophically Challenged
It was a Tuesday morning on the coastal walkway. Nothing about that day suggested what was about to unfold.
ISLAND BAY WOOLWORTHS SELF-CHECKOUT ASKS CUSTOMER IF SHE'S 'OKAY TO CONTINUE'
The machine froze on a single kūmara. The customer froze on the existential question.
MT EDEN WOMAN HOLDS UP NEW WORLD QUEUE FOR 22 MINUTES OVER MISSING BROCCOLI POINTS
Clubcard says 40. Receipt says 10. Nobody is leaving until this is resolved.
TAKAPUNA TOUCH MATCH STOPPED BY SIDELINE DAD'S VAPE CLOUD
The dad reckons it was pineapple ice. The ref says she couldn't see the try line.
ONERAHI U-13 REF DOWNS WHISTLE AT 2.55PM, CITES "SCHOOL PICKUP, MATE"
Game abandoned at 14-all. Sideline dad still yelling about a forward pass twenty minutes later.
TARADALE ROUNDABOUT RENAMING DEBATE ENTERS THIRD MONTH, FOURTH NOMINEE, FIRST PUNCH-UP
Nobody can agree which local legend deserves it. Everyone agrees it shouldn't be Trev.
METSERVICE INSISTS LINWOOD IS "FINE AND SUNNY" AS RESIDENTS WATCH ICEBERG DRIFT PAST NEW WORLD
The app shows a smiling sun. The wheelie bins are sideways. Something has to give.
GLADSTONE UMBRELLA LASTS SEVEN SECONDS, OWNER BLAMES CLIMATE CHANGE AND ALSO HIS WIFE
The umbrella was new. It is now a sculpture.
HENDERSON PIGEON STATUE MEETING ENDS IN SHOUTING, ONE EVACUATION, ZERO PIGEONS CONSULTED
Auckland Council spent $48,000 on a feasibility report. The pigeons don't know.
BISHOPDALE GRITTED AT DAWN AFTER RESIDENT REPORTS "BIT OF A NIP" IN THE AIR
Tuesday's low of 8.4 degrees prompted full winter response from Christchurch City Council.
COUNTDOWN TROLLEY FOUND IN MOSGIEL, ELEVEN KILOMETRES FROM ANY COUNTDOWN
The trolley has been on a longer journey than most second-year geography students.
NEWMARKET APPRENTICE SPENDS SIX HOURS LOOKING FOR TARTAN PAINT AT THREE DIFFERENT BUNNINGS
The long weight is ongoing. So is the apprenticeship, technically.