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!
Suburban Crime
Stolen wheelie bins, boundary-fence feuds and a neighbourhood watch at war with a cat. Every Suburban Crime yarn we have filed, newest first — 76 stories, none of them true.
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.
Greytown cat caught opening neighbour's garage door on camera — installer says door is "working perfectly"
The door's under warranty. The cat isn't.
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.
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.
Winton woman calls 111 on courier for being "too nice"
He said please. He said thank you. He wiped his boots. She rang the cops.
Ruakura wheelie bins found facing wrong way — resident escalates to watch committee
The bins were 14 degrees off true. A retired quantity surveyor got the protractor out.
Lower Hutt driveway chalk drawing declared "unlicensed road art" by neighbour with clipboard
A hopscotch grid, a rainbow, and what appears to be a cat. The complainant counted three infringements.
Hawthorndale letter-writer escalates dog poo campaign to laminated a4
Anonymous author now on note number seventeen. Handwriting analysis has been requested by no-one.
Frankton cat named 'person of interest' on Neighbourly poll about bins
Mr Whiskerton has declined to comment. His owner was asleep at the time of the alleged offending.
Maketu mailbox vandalised by 'youths' and, according to one witness, a possum
Residents reckon the tagging is bad enough. The possum has made it personal.
Winton man launches one-man inquiry into neighbour's solar panels, which he believes are 'watching him mow'
The panels face north. His lawn is north. He has drawn conclusions.
Pyes Pa garden hose theft enters third week, street now split into 'two camps'
Sources on Cheyne Road say the cul-de-sac hasn't spoken as one unit since the 4th.
Feilding neighbourhood watch launches formal inquiry into wheelie bin alignment
Three bins. One kerb. One retired man with a clipboard.
Linwood fence paint dispute escalates to community hall mediation, three sausage rolls eaten in anger
Resene Half Tea vs Resene Quarter Tea. Neither party willing to concede the shade.
Whitby man installs four-camera CCTV rig to watch letterbox nothing has ever happened to
Neighbours say the letterbox has been assaulted zero times in eleven years. Trevor disagrees, in advance.
Greytown commuter's chip butty taken clean out of hand by seagull with "no regard for the queue"
Bloke reckons the bird made eye contact first. The bird has not been available for comment.
Bethlehem man builds six-foot scarecrow to stop u-turns, then posts apology video for it
The scarecrow is called Nigel. Nigel is not going anywhere. The man behind Nigel is, apparently, on a journey.
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.
Royal commission finds Keith the garden gnome belongs to neither Henderson family, possibly both
After 47 sitting days and one adjournment for a barbecue, the Commission delivers its findings on Awapuni's gnome question.