Roslyn painter stops dead at fence line, leaving half a duplex beige and half a duplex shame
The boundary peg has never been so respected. The duplex has never looked so stupid.
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Mosgiel street at war over boat on blocks — owner claims "heritage status"
The boat hasn't touched water since 1994. Neither has the driveway seen a car.
Onerahi builder declares kitchen reno "finished except the finishing" — homeowner disagrees
There are no benchtops, no skirtings, and one wall remains, in the builder's words, "largely conceptual".
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'.
Gladstone under-11 sideline nearly goes feral over mandarin substitution at half-time
Club treasurer cited budget. Sideline cited treason. Constabulary cited Section 4.
Christchurch 4wder vanishes; Yeti Bob blamed by locals
His Jimny turned up on gravel with the side-step hanging off. Adam did not.
Tekapo flat whites: the $7.20 caffeine shake-down
Flat whites now costing a mint at $7.20 a pop.
Cycle lanes to steam engines: Woolston's quirky future plans
*Chimneys over cones? Locals are keen to see the smoke rise again.*
Sumner household gets three council letters about recycling — all contradict each other
One says yellow bin Tuesday. One says fortnightly. One says the yellow bin is under review.
Canterbury legend tows mattress, pallet in wild Jimny combo
ORY764 last seen leaving Prestons Road at 40km/h with a queen-sized Sleepyhead doing the limbo.
Ponsonby man billed $400 for 'strategic vibes' by Auckland council
Ratepayer asked what a vibe costs per hour. Council declined to specify.
Linwood reading log stoush goes to the board
One parent ticked the box. Another parent disputes the tick.
Ponsonby in meltdown as humidity reaches 78% — residents demand answers
Linen shirts limp. Sourdough won't rise. One woman blames the council.
Outer Kaiti joiner asked for kitchen "like on telly, but more beige" — sample count now at 31
The clients are from Hamilton East. This correspondent notes this without further comment, then comments further.
Netball mum's apology morphs into strategic tips for umpire
She has accepted the two-week stand-down. She has not accepted the contact call.
Lorraine considers paranormal explanation for sheet targeting Ross
Lorraine reckons it's a vendetta. Ross has started folding it.
Ilam bench honours a Des Thorley nobody on the street can place
The plaque says he sat here most days. Fifty years of neighbours say he did not.
Switch labels in Sawyers Bay flat say 'maybe', pass inspection
Second sparky called in to sort it looked at the board for twenty minutes, put his pen away, and said the first bloke was right.
The $9,000 lectern that's never been stood at
Nine grand of oak turned up in the semester break and not one councillor has stood behind it.
Million-dollar mystery grips Masterton as villagers speculate
Somebody in Wairarapa is a million up and nobody has been allowed to look at them.
Horse painting keeps galloping back to Oamaru op shop
The horse has been in and out of the shop more often than some of the volunteers.
Burnside resident channels Poirot over mysterious courgette deliveries
Three weeks, forty courgettes, one determined detective. The basket remains off-limits.
Cantabrians chuckle at Papamoa influencer's marathon beauty shoot
The video is captioned "no fuss, just me". Her husband has asked to be credited.
Auckland import coach subs nephew on for fourth time in one half — Lansdowne under-11s now mostly nephew
Three other kids have been taken off to make room for Kaden. Kaden is eight and playing up a grade.
Remuera man apologises to "his community" for six-foot scarecrow, keeps scarecrow
Grant Stoke's apology video runs eleven minutes. Desmond the scarecrow is still on the berm, facing the hedge now!
Fenton Park under-11 rugby stopped for plane, cow and jandal — ref calls it "standard conditions"
The cow got further up the field than the visiting backline did.
Dunedin supermarket trolley turns up in Heathcote River, 360km from home
Nobody knows how it got to St Martins. The trolley isn't saying. Its left wheel still pulls.
Nawton cloud ignores MetService, rains on four streets for six hours straight
The rest of Hamilton got "fine, becoming fine". Nawton got the one cloud, and it has not moved.
Foxton plumber's key change ends Roslyn karaoke night after 11 years
The light fitting came down on the second chorus. The ban came down Tuesday.
Ponsonby petition to ban leaf blowers before 10am Sunday — bloke doing the blowing has also signed it
214 signatures in four days, at least three of them from Herne Bay, which nobody asked for.