"You won't find this sign outside a cafe in Ponsonby," writes Michael. That's because it's in Gore!
War declared on duckling-killer
A reader writes: "There is a large bird at the city council village in Donovan St, Blockhouse Bay, that's picking up baby ducklings and flying them away to his lair, where, I imagine they make a tasty meal. One of the residents phoned me. She had seen it happen and was horrified. The bird is much larger than the largest sea gull, and is black and white. The old folk feeding the ducklings love them and it's the season for baby ducks just now, so the giant bird is having a feast. Can anyone identify this bird? How can they get rid of him?"
Apple pulls kids' plastic surgery app
Apple have pulled an app aimed at children after a backlash from social media users for promoting cartoon plastic surgery to children as young as 9. A smiling cartoon character named Barbie (but not related to the Mattel one) is about to go under the knife. Users of the app are placed in the role of a liposuction doctor. The blurb for the game reads: "This unfortunate girl has so much extra weight that no diet can help her. In our clinic she can go through a surgery called liposuction that will make her slim and beautiful. We'll need to make small cuts on problem areas and suck out the extra fat. Will you operate on her, doctor??" (Source: Guardian.co.uk)
