Headline of the year via the Daily News (Hat tip Gareth Davidson).

A reader writes: "For those Papakura people who have to spend too much time on the motorway, here's a convenient time to view overpriced property."

Louise saw this in the fancy dress section of Look Sharp yesterday. "Not sure what the defining features of an 'accountant' are ... " she adds.

New measure is available for housing in New Zealand.

"There was one parking space left but I hesitantly bucked the trend. I think I parked on the correct side of the road."

Derek Wilby writes: "A recent visitor from the UK was seen at Auckland airport wearing a T-shirt saying, "I don't need therapy, I'm going to New Zealand."

Last week one of my work colleagues reported her car stolen. Yesterday I received this news flash ... "There is good news and bad news," wrote this anonymous female.

Cereal offender spotted in New Lynn.

A reader sent in this picture of a just-painted loading dock in a building in Britomart. The message may be too subtle?

A reader writes, "I saw this parking warden ticketing a NZ Blood van outside BNZ on Mahuhu Cres in Auckland yesterday with its hazard lights on.

The KFC in Papamoa is the first in the country to open a ride-through.

A drunk returns a blackboard to the Trinity Methodist Church after having stolen it a year ago.

In Cadiz, Spain, a civil servant was set to receive a plaque for his 20 years of service when his colleagues couldn't find him.

Found at a hospital florist, writes Josephine McGillivray. "Can't imagine anyone confined to a hospital bed being too thrilled to receive a dying plant.

A shop in Muswell Hill, North London, is selling painted logs for £10 ($22) each.

Sarita saw this outside a fruit shop. Maybe it should read "Parking is rare". Very true for Auckland.

Party time with John Key.

"I live just a five-minute walk from Eden Park and love watching cricket live, but I increasingly find myself watching games at home."

A reader writes:"We would like to apologise to the poor swimmer, who would have been extremely annoyed to find their towel missing."

Nigel still has the Westinghouse refrigerator he bought from a second-hand dealer in Thames in December 1964 for the enormous sum of 35.

Neon pink slugs are sliding around an extinct volcano in Australia.