Ogre mystifies Crofton Downs, refuses to move to Petone swamps
Multiple sources confirm a large green figure has been loitering near the bush line. Officials remain tight-lipped.
Community Quirks
Lost cats, library disputes, gnome standoffs and local heroes nobody outside the street knows. Every Community Quirks yarn we have filed, newest first — 82 stories, none of them true.
Tawa's ogre wedding: nuns, onion tables, and unsolved mysteries
A Stuff investigation into the green-painted nuptials that have left a Tawa hall booking officer requesting a full carpet shampoo.
Papamoa community garden at war over mystery kale
Half the committee thinks someone donated it. The other half thinks someone's taking the piss.
Gladstone labrador attends more committee meetings than his owner, now on three sub-committees
Murray the dog has a better attendance record than half the council. His owner hasn't shown since June.
Linwood scarecrow named best dressed at awards night that didn't happen
The scarecrow is wearing a sash. Nobody can account for the sash.
Henderson library fines meeting ends in tears over a cookbook
Cookbook is 47 days overdue. Fine is $3.20. The crying went on for some time.
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.
Roslyn pub pulls plug on karaoke after power ballad 'incident'
Nobody's saying which song. Everyone knows which song.
Takapuna man's daily loop now has a bloody shrine — he hasn't noticed
Locals built a small altar on the corner of Hurstmere. Kevin walks past it twice a day without looking up.
Hamilton East noticeboard leaf-blower feud enters week six, parties now writing in bold
What began as a polite A4 request has escalated to laminated rebuttals and at least one diagram.
Ponsonby cat wins Facebook mayoral poll, immediately goes to sleep on a fern
Tortoiseshell named Brenda secures 847 votes; runner-up was 'the bloke who yells at the pigeons'.
Onerahi Santa Parade delayed 47 minutes by unauthorised goat
Owner told organisers the goat was 'for atmosphere'. Organisers say the atmosphere was already fine.
Karori time capsule cracked open 18 years early after committee loses the key
Buried 2007. Due 2057. Opened Tuesday because Margaret's drawer is a disaster.
Newmarket community hall double-booked for yoga and bingo, neither side willing to budge
Downward dog versus two fat ladies. The hall manager has gone to lie down in her car.
Mosgiel mailbox redecorated every morning — council suspects a code
Nobody's seen the decorator. The postie's stopped asking.
Island Bay woman finds one sock on the pavement, starts support group by Tuesday
The sock is grey. The group has 34 members. The other sock is still missing.
Devonport man reunited with lost jandal after ferry-terminal presser
Left foot's been doing solo work for nine days. The right one's finally got backup.
Stoke 'found object museum' opens with one hubcap and a 40-minute story
Curator confirms the hubcap is from a 1987 Corolla. The story is from 1992 and unrelated.
Sumner man walks Pak'nSave trolley home from ferrymead, hailed as hero by people who weren't inconvenienced
Margaret Henderson is not convinced. Gerald would never have touched it.
Bishopdale duck holds up hartley ave traffic, gets full right of way from seven cars and a hiace
The duck took its time. The Hiace driver, against all odds, did not honk.