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Nickie Muir: Twee shirts and ironing bored
I heart the people who make inspirational T-shirts and kitten posters and then spread them liberally via the internet. You know
I heart the people who make inspirational T-shirts and kitten posters and then spread them liberally via the internet. You know
The notion of sustaining the life of a landfill is a sound one. If you are filling a hole in your backyard with rubbish, it makes
I fell on last weekend's report of Paul Henry's latest gaffe less with outrage than relief. What a happy change from what Americans
More and more people are posting snippets of their life online. They're capturing their day at the beach, the family dog's latest
Ask Google. Consult the internet. The World Wide Web has become the answer to all of life's pressing problems. Need to know something?
If you regularly read this space, you might remember a column from a few months back about my (rather successful) rose hospital. Well
You can't miss Steven Adams. Even if you don't see the visual cues of the 2.13m behemoth with a sleeve tattoo and caveman-like hair
Guy Fawkes was a bit of a rebel. He did after all try to kill the King of England. The fact that he and the other Gunpowder Plotters
Duco Events made the right decision in withdrawing its application for assistance in funding boxer Joseph Parker's title fight in
Two of my daughters and their families live in the same suburb as Dreamworld. You can see the giant drop from my youngest daughter's
The name says it all: Dreamworld. It is a place not just apart from reality, but better than it. Kids long to go there and adults
Last Saturday, for the first time in a long time, I forgot the All Blacks were playing a test match. I didn't watch the haka or the
What is the soundtrack of your life? We all have one, but few of us stop to consider this, and even fewer could compile it if compelled
Last week's description of travel woes prompted a number of readers to share similar stories with me. I thank them. They all suggest
By Craig Cooper, Editor Someone in Hikurangi knows who has six-year-old Tyree Walters' PlayStation and they should give it back. It's
It's hard not to feel some sense of admiration for the Ngaruawahia gang leader who recently gave methamphetamine dealers 24 hours
by Craig Cooper, Editor Driving 1260km in five days gives you an interesting perspective on motorists' behaviour. Whangarei to Tauranga
Whether or not their roster demands are met, one thing the striking junior doctors have achieved is an increase in public awareness
Yesterday was the final day of New World's Little Garden promotion. And what a fantastic promotion it was. It was so good to see
There's a certain inevitability about talking up tax cuts as soon as we're within coo-ee of a general election. And no sooner are
I'm more convinced than ever that budgeting and money management need to be compulsory in schools from a relatively young age. It
Travellers, beware. Things don't always go to plan especially in countries where they have, shall we say, a less diligent approach
by Craig CooperEditor There is a delicious irony in taking money off criminals and investing it back into our communities. Although
I saw Bob Dylan, the newly crowned Nobel literature laureate, when he toured New Zealand recently. I travelled to Hamilton with excitement
Early Saturday morning I donned a long pink wig and headed to New World. I had volunteered to collect for the Pink Ribbon Street
I agree with Kylie Bax, yes Donald Trump is a man. But that is no excuse for treating women like objects. The Kiwi Supermodel says
for monday page 8 - local editorial under Our View strap by Craig Cooper, Editor Shipwreck Bay in Ahipara is a special place. Comedian
Getting older is something most of us struggle to come to terms with to varying degrees. But whether you believe, like Mark Twain
Not everyone who has judged Aaron Smith after his tryst in a disabled toilet with an air hostess, has crucified him. There will be
It all started during the 2011 Rugby World Cup when the England squad was based in Queenstown. The details are sketchy, but it seems