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.
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Hei Hei man walks Countdown trolley 6km home, declared local hero by three people
Constabulary confirms the trolley was not, strictly speaking, stolen. Just on a long walk.
Merivale weather app insists it's sunny while antarctica visibly approaches from the south
Little sun icon smiling away. Meanwhile the flag outside Ballantynes is doing a full horizontal.
Upper Hutt man pushes rogue Countdown trolley 14km home from Wellington CBD
Neville found it on Lambton Quay. He walked it back over the hill. He is, by his own admission, buggered.
St Heliers PTA meeting enters week three as Wellington dad refuses to leave hall
Bloke arrived with a thermos on the 4th. Nobody's had the nerve to ask him to go.
Otahuhu parade held up 40 minutes after local brings goat "for atmosphere"
Organisers had planned for wind and rain. Nobody planned for Kevin.
Tauranga council installs EV chargers on Matua verge where no car has ever parked
Two units, four bays, one very confused retiree who thought it was a bus stop upgrade.
Havelock school fundraiser shifts 400 rolls of wrapping paper nobody will ever use
The design is reindeer on a bicycle. It is May. The paper is non-refundable.
Pakuranga hockey dad brings megaphone to under-12 game, uses it
Umpire abused via 15-watt speaker for a call she made forty seconds earlier.
Huntly mum deploys measuring tape at school gate, demands zone redrawn by 3.15pm
A 40-metre stretch of footpath is now a jurisdictional matter, per the tape.
Kmart Hamilton's 'treasure hunt' promotion is just staff asking customers where things are
Prize for finding the missing air fryer is, reportedly, the air fryer at RRP.
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.
Guys. I never thought I'd have to make this article: Te Anau woman's one grape arrives in fridge-sized box
Dave the Tradie sits down, takes a breath, and owns his truth about a Woolworths click-and-collect gone wrong.
Richmond Woolworths self-checkout asks customer if she's "okay" after failing to scan a cucumber
The machine wanted a chat. Sharon wanted a cucumber. Neither got what they came for.
Avonside noticeboard feud over leaf blowers enters sixth week, now has footnotes
What started as one A4 printout is now a six-page dossier with a laminated map.
St Andrews mum brings measuring tape to school pickup and won't let it go
She's measured the yellow lines. She's measured the Prados. Nobody asked her to.
Roslyn woman's lost jandal returned from Auckland after 8 months, press conference held on lawn
The jandal, a size 8 Havaiana, was last seen at a barbecue in February.
Fitzroy builder insists fist-sized hole in roof is "ventilation, bro"
Homeowner points at the sky through her ceiling. Builder calls it a feature.
Linwood scarecrow named best dressed at awards night that didn't happen
The scarecrow was not present. Nor was the ceremony.
Ohauiti deck job 'done Tuesday' enters third calendar year, Auckland sparky blames 'traffic'
The homeowner has since installed a second kitchen. The deck is still four joists and a promise.
South Dunedin mufti day raises $47.20 and one very serious question about whose hoodie that is
The gold coin donation was optional. The Kmart fleece situation was not.
Royal commission of inquiry into Johnsonville camellia delivers 340-page findings
Eighteen months. Fourteen witnesses. One shrub. Wellington City Council found to have acted "with characteristic indecision".
Guys. I never thought I'd have to make this article about a smoking barbecue
Constable Dave Pearce addresses his community following the incident at the New Brighton Mitre 10 returns desk.
Taupo under-11s rugby game delayed 22 minutes over orange roster dispute
Two mums, one dad, no oranges, and a ref who'd rather be at the luge.
Hoon Hay man furious Ponsonby cat elected Mayor before his own council fixes the bloody footpath
Facebook poll declares a ginger tom the winner. Meanwhile, Worsleys Road still has cones from June.
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.
Riccarton street convenes tribunal over ute blocking three driveways — verdict pending, ute also pending
Nine residents, two camp chairs, one thermos. The ute has not been charged with anything but is not going anywhere, which is also the complaint.
Mount Eden woman drives three hours to Papamoa for one sunny Tuesday, comes back the colour of a road cone
She put sunscreen on once, at the Z in Bombay, and reckons that "should've done it".
Marchwiel woman's hair declared public safety issue as Timaru sea fog refuses to leave
The easterly came in off Caroline Bay on Tuesday. Four days later, so did Lorraine's fringe.
Castlecliff wheelie-bin lid left open overnight — residents demand answers
A three-month Daily Yarn investigation has established the lid was open. Who opened it, and why, is still in dispute.