Jonny Wilkinson: Preparing for surgery
Over the years I've found the best way to face adversity is to make it an opportunity.
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Lesson for all of us in unwinding of Jami-Lee Ross
The beauty of tragedy is that the drama allows us to reflect on our own human failings.
Ditch the victim mentality and become more empowered
COMMENT: If we really want to shift out of victim mentality, we must first own it.
When a toilet stop doubles the eggs
"If you can keep up vith me... I vill give you double the eggs you pay for every veekend."
Opinion: Why we need courageous politicians
50/50 chance we can avert the worst effects of global warming; but there's a big cost.
Mrs P shops, Kevin Page returns the favour
The contents of my return bag tipped out on to the counter and there, for all to see...
Jonny Wilkinson: Quite outrageous
I thought I was outrageously cool when I had my Mark II Jaguar-Daimler.
The pie, a thing of wonder and surprise
Many oddments have been baked into pies - the heads of relatives, 4 and 20 blackbirds.
Opinion: Take the GST off petrol
To tax necessities when capital gains aren't taxed is an undeniable injustice.
Anyone for a spot of Car Cricket?
A new version of 'Car Cricket' scores with Kevin Page.
Vaughan Gunson: Good morning, man
"Why are you so grumpy in the mornings?" my partner asks me on occasions.
Joe Bennett: Life is like a game of pool
God smacks the cue ball into the pack. The balls go everywhere. What's done is done.
Opinion: People power halts chicken farm plans
The locals took this fight seriously and opposed it, this week that translated into a win.
Rural living offers simple pleasures
Townie Gord Stewart has wonderful memories from his time in the country.
Detail lacking in National MPs' promises
Time to stop misleading people with vague promises and omissions of detail.
A good-looking dude, a petrol head to boot
Pele makes the most of his nine lives in the country.
The man who is an airline doesn't fly with me
An email received from our national carrier doesn't quite fly with Joe Bennett.
Rise in NZ refugee quota welcome
Jacinda Ardern now has an opportunity to speak on the world stage about refugee crisis.
Mrs P and the dog throwing device...
It doesn't pay to be near when Mrs P throws a wobbly, writes Kevin Page
Opinion: Needles in strawberries
For every spiker of a strawberries there are a million lovers.
Jacinda, Winston and James tune up for the fans
The next 12 months will be crucial for the long term future of the band.
Thinking thoughts of simpler times
It is around the fire at the heart of the round house that my fantasy lives.
Mayoral welcome for returning troops?
Keating: Mayors and civic leaders need to welcome our soldiers back properly, as heroes.
Beware the 'Ratty Dragon' on a Saturday morning
I'm up she's not. Therein lies the challenge before me...
Still smiling after a visit to the doctor...
Trump is going down. It will take a while yet, but it's now inevitable.
Opinion: Has Facebook done its dash?
For a national social platform to work it would need most of the population logged in.
Opinion: Dumping of waste into stream unacceptable
Comment: Dumping roading offcuts into a stream not acceptable
Here's how we can stop disease before it starts
There are no guarantees in life including one's health.
Jonny Wilkinson: Making it work
A dodgy rung on the vocational ladder is discrimination.
An unsettling encounter in the park
The man with the miniature dog was watching the sky.
A choice between two giants for Australia
The juggling act involved in appeasing both Beijing and Washington is getting unworkable.
Bennett: Things trigger things
The terrier showed no signs of tiring of the aircraft. It ran and leapt and barked.