Beck Vass is a columnist for Lifestyle at The New Zealand Herald.
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!['It smelled like Satan': Nappy change nightmare on NZ flight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'It smelled like Satan': Nappy change nightmare on NZ flight
I don't know what that kid had eaten but it smelled like Satan made it.
![The New Year's resolution all women should make](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
The New Year's resolution all women should make
Why you shouldn't buy undies to smooth out your undies - and other ridiculous products.
![My disgraceful doctor's visit at Tauranga Hospital](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
My disgraceful doctor's visit at Tauranga Hospital
COMMENT: Beck Vass hoped her appointment would go smoothly. It didn't. Here's why.
![Beck Vass: My daughter's teacher has 10 jobs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Beck Vass: My daughter's teacher has 10 jobs
Better pay for teachers is an expensive problem to fix. But what will it cost if we don't?
![The real reason Greg Boyed's death hurts so many Kiwis](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
The real reason Greg Boyed's death hurts so many Kiwis
COMMENT: I've had a friend stolen like this. In NZ it's rare to find anyone who hasn't.
![Beck Vass: The scum outside Tauranga Hospital](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Beck Vass: The scum outside Tauranga Hospital
Mum left appalled after taking her son to hospital with a broken arm.