The best oddities of 2011.

Sometimes all you crave is an apology; to hear your name, maybe in a song... to move on, put things behind you....

A reader thought a younger David Shearer, the new leader of the Labour Party, reminded him of Tom Hanks (right).

Dan News has released his annual broadcast blooper reel, featuring plenty of local fumbles including Peter Williams falling off his chair, TV3 weatherman Mike Hall forgetting which channels he's on and Petra rapping.