A South Korean mayor came under fire after revealing that he dumped a tonne of trash on a pristine beach just so hundreds of volunteers could clean it up the next day, in celebration of the International Coastal Cleanup Day. His office later apologised, saying that there wasn'tany trash for people to pick up, and that they only did it to "raise awareness about the seriousness of coastal waste".
Six of the best (Shower Thoughts)
1. The best murder weapon would be a Tupperware lid because nobody would ever find it. 2. You don't think of teenagers as being creative problem solvers until you watch them create and execute a plan to get alcohol. 3. Maybe plants are really farming us, giving us oxygen until we eventually expire and turn into mulch which they can consume. 4. People who say "money can't buy friendship" aren't considering you can buy a dog. 5. Genuinely kind people have often been through a lot of horrible ****. They're so kind because they understand that every person they talk to might be smack dab in the middle of some horrible ****. 6. 2019 will be last year of our lives with "teen" in it. (Via @TheWeirdWorld)
"Recently I was left with one of each shoe, probably as both are Adidas and it was dark when they were nicked. Return them please, or at least come back to Onehunga, and choose a pair."
How times have changed. A reader writes: "In 1942 My grandmother won 1st prize for 80m hurdles at the Auckland Championships - this ashtray was her prize." Photo / Supplied
