Stories making headlines across New Zealand at noon include flies laughing in the face of fly spray, "hideous" bottled water prices and a little known sporting tradition in Northland is about to achieve fame in Italy.
Did you know that some fly sprays are only effective in "certain temperature zones" which exterminator Chris Brunel says explains why you expect to find them on the floor dead when you get up in the morning only to discover "they are making breakfast for you."
The price of fresh fruit and vegetables has shot up while the price of pizza has plummeted and Te Puke Family Budgeting co-ordinator Angela Saunders says it is hideous to have fizzy, high-sugar drinks cheaper than bottles of water. Parkvale pensioner Joy Paul does not bake any more. "It's too expensive," she said.
A Northland football tradition is about to find fame in Italy's best-known sports newspaper.
The rumour that a brothel is going to open on the site adjacent to Colonel Malone's in Stratford is not true.
