Dean Camp saw this along the Te Araroa Walkway on the North Shore.
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Fewer British couples are filing for divorce because property prices are dropping, making it hard for them to sell their home and pay for two separate households, a study shows. Information from the Office for National Statistics showed that the number of people getting divorced fell from 12.2 per 1000 couples in 2006 to 11.9 in 2007, and is at a 26-year low. The number of couples citing financial problems as a factor in their split has more than doubled in the past two years, but lags behind other reasons such as extramarital affairs, abuse, mid-life crises and other family strains. (Source: Reuters).
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Wear Sunglasses billboard:
Blair drives between Auckland and Tauranga frequently, and says some corners have the worst instances of sudden sun strike he's experienced. "Warning signs are totally appropriate here," he says.
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A witness writes:
"Hats off to the two teenage boys who took the time last Saturday morning to pick up an elderly lady who had become disoriented and was stuck on the busy Westgate roundabout. They helped her safely into their car (putting the Zimmer frame in the back) and took her to Kumeu to find help. Many others ignored her plight. You can be very proud of yourselves."
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Mark was surfing at Port Waikato on Sunday and found a camera in the car park. If anyone recognises these performers, please email markbanbrook@trb.co.nz with details of the make and model of the camera for its safe return.
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Flatmates from hell (in brief):
1. A reader flatted with a couple in England who had food allergies and could not be near wheat, gluten or dairy products, so had to store and prepare all his food in the garage.
2. Another reader flatted with a guy who didn't have a driver's licence, yet took her car to the dump without asking to get rid of his rubbish and then did a runner without paying. "I got a call from the police before I realised my car was even missing and had to either pay the $16 dump fee, or press charges against my flatmate for stealing my car."
3. Flatmate worked for IRD, wore suits around the house and insisted the bowl of grapes on dining table were for decoration only.
4. "Our flat was raided by the police. The police discovered that most of a flatmate's property was stolen from the clubs, charities, businesses and university the flatmate was involved with. The flatmate's partner was also his employer and convinced the other victims not to press charges. The flatmate is now a trust lawyer and his (now former) partner is an MP."
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View today's Herald cartoon
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