It's summer and everyone is having fun. This is great, but summer leads to parties.

The Bay of Plenty Times office is on a health kick with the classified department challenging the newsroom in a weight loss competition.

The Christmas juggernaut arrived with a series of roundhouse kicks to my trouser pocket, the one where I keep my wallet.

With only a few days before Christmas, I have adopted the role of that furry green recluse aka The Grinch.