No way to tell gender
My wife convinced me to get a kitten, so we did, a very cute black one. I'd asked for a male - once they're neutered they're no trouble.
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Sharing the inside job info
I work in finance, and not a lot of people realise that every time you apply for finance, whether it be a phone account, credit card or loan, an inquiry is put against your name.
Sculpture on the gulf
Konstantin Dimopoulos's Beyond Good and Evil from the Sculpture On The Gulf exhibition, Waiheke Island interacts with the view. Snapped by Steve Murray.
Wanna smell sheepish?
"I put a job ad on Seek yesterday morning and was inundated with applications within minutes," writes a reader.
Wood you return these boots?
"Our friend Vaughn bought these $40 boots described as having 'upper leather-lining textile-Outsole synthetic' from The Warehouse at Matamata, where everyone gets a bargain.
Some creative power pruning
Sue Wallace spotted Auckland Council's creative pruning to avoid power lines on Tripoli Rd, Panmure.
Tomato sauce sugar mystery
The Diver family of Paremoremo is curious about their tomato sauce ... "After buying a new bottle of tomato sauce we noticed it seemed a lot sweeter than the refills from the cans.
Getting the message across
A study has found that the most commonly used lie by parents was telling a child that they were going to walk away and leave them during a tantrum.
Idle smoky buses 'deplorable'
Pete Steinberg had to follow a Ritchies bus through Newmarket the other morning with white smoke pouring out of the exhaust.
Skips used by campers
A reader writes: "These skips are used by campers staying at the DoC campground by the beach at Port Jackson, Coromandel. Both are full of near-new camping furniture.
Fancy cakes
A reader writes: "At Tapotupotu Bay near Cape Reinga on Sunday we spotted a group of young people using the DoC campground shower to wash their car!
Spend the night in a colon
The visitors to Belgium's Verbeke Foundation art collection can spend the night inside the feature attraction.
'Lion' Charles really a pussycat
Daniel Painter, who sculpted his dog's hair to make it look like a lion, sparked fears of a big cat on the loose in Norfolk, Virginia.
Jan 8: Microwave ruins expensive gourmet pie
New Zealand's most expensive microwaved pie?: "I've just been to a cafe near Warkworth to grab a quick bite to eat to take away.
Top that, coffee artists
One reader was so impressed with their local cafe's coffee art they thought it deserved acknowledgment.
Sideswipe: Dec 27: A not so silent Christmas in Waiatarua
High in the hills of Waiatarua in the soupy mist of Christmas night, with the children finally in bed we sat down to watch a movie with our visitors.