I find a soft-spoken man sexy as hell. For me, someone who doesn't talk just to fill the silence is incredibly attractive, writes a reader.

Wide load spotted on Arthurs Pass on its way to Greymouth. (Snapped by Emma)

You no longer need a library in the loo, you can surf the net and when the crux of the matter comes, you use your Phone Hanger.

"This car was parked at Albany Mega Centre on Thursday," writes a reader. "Just headed off to Specsavers!"

Tim Sharp spotted this attached to a sign at a backpackers in Bay of Plenty near Te Kaha.

The Sartorialist fashion blog published a picture of a homeless man in New York and called it "Not giving up".

Sports Illustrated likes bikini models, but sportswomen aren't so popular.

Film-makers are reportedly using vertical stretching technology to digitally make women taller and thinner.

Women in Tokyo are threatening a sex boycott against any man who votes for the front-runner in this weekend's gubernatorial election.

"Due to an influx of wasps, we had taken to hand rearing some caterpillars," writes Michelle Muller.

Jim would like to contact the young man in this photo, a breakdancer, to give him a copy.

The US military has developed a pizza that lasts three years.

Debbie saw this driving down the motorway on Saturday morning.

A reader writes: "I was in Marlborough two weeks ago and so, of course, went to a few wineries.

Susan thought she had just bought a flesh-toned bra with tiny diamante sparkles - but it is so much more, as she learned from the tag.

A reader writes: "Looks like the cockerel that lived at the Cutty Grass Track car park on Scenic Drive in the Waitakere Ranges for the past seven years has been killed by a dog.

Find out how the Daily Mail reported New zealand's latest earthquake on today's Sideswipe.

In Perth, Australia, two cops are on trial for assaulting a man by repeatedly tasering him.

I thought it would fit if I took the wheels off. Snapped outside a Rotorua shop by Ron Heydon.

"You won't find this sign outside a cafe in Ponsonby," writes Michael. That's because it's in Gore!

Is this even legal? Spotted on the Southern Motorway on Sunday.

Everyone loves hugs, right? Well, no.

Kiwi innovation: A Black and Decker - "Best whipped cream ever!"