I heard a noise and put my ear to the dish and I swear I heard it crying out for bacon.

A good ban is equitable, affecting rich and poor, says Vaughan Gunson.

When cash in hand is not good enough.

New road can sustain a higher speed limit. But 80km/h is too high for the southern side.

Economic uncertainty and contraction is not unlike a virus, it can spread fast and wide.

For starters, what a world of difference a tiny hyphen makes.

But turning off or tuning out isn't an option.

Kevin Page takes a bath, but fails to clean up.

New parking zones across the city will reduce the 16 existing zones to three.

The answer has something to do with poetry.

"The grass has seeded, died and withered to straw. It would need only one spark..."

Too many years talking means the cost of four-laning has gone up, writes Shane Reti.

Could $5.5m of pharmaceutical advertising dollars be better spent elsewhere?

Not so the man who just drove up this road aggressively on a thundering monster.

Car names can provide hours of fun Wyn Drabble discovers

Pharmac played god. They put themselves above everyone else, says Dr Reti.

If the drone comes again I shall shoot it.

Can you tell when your driving behaviour is getting dangerous?

Our continued population growth dictates the need for upgraded infrastructure and housing.

Dream of a dry dock in Whangārei may be about to be realised.

For the birds the days pass unnamed, the years uncounted. And this still pleases us today.

Check out the safety of your holiday vehicles, have a happy holiday and consider others.

Mayor still waiting to see Upper North Island Supply Chain Strategy working group report.

It's had a good run but perhaps 50 years from now...

People wanting to come to NZ have to prove immunity to diseases. Why not our health staff?

One of these lovelies stung me on the back of the neck many years ago ...