The perils of online shopping
Online shopping generally works well for me and often the goods arrive the very next day. Even most of my many purchases from other
Online shopping generally works well for me and often the goods arrive the very next day. Even most of my many purchases from other
Ciao bella, I'm sure going to miss you. And you are bella, beautiful beyond the postcard paradise that New Zealand often pretends
by Craig Cooper, Editor Bill English should be at Te Tii Marae this Waitangi Day. And by not being there, he's avoiding part of his
On the Sunday of the big bike racing weekend, I needed to get up Spencer Rd to check out the Party on the Hill escapades which brought
Russellites love their volunteer fire brigade. They can't understand why the news media should publish such a one-eyed view (January
As fortunate as we are being able to view American politics from a distance, we should not be too complacent when it comes to the
Your definition of obscenity may be what Donald Trump is accused of getting up to in a hotel in Russia. Mine is about the money
I'm sick. Right in the middle of summer. I feel like excrement, if you know what I mean. But because I'm the modern day equivalent
Research showing two New Zealanders have more wealth than the poorest 30 per cent of the adult population should give us pause for
The naming of finalists for the Halberg Awards provokes quite some debate across the sporting sphere as to what really makes the supreme
I've joined the Fitbit Brigade. Yes, I'm now officially one of those people who walk round looking at their wrist every half an hour
It's only natural that over the holidays, when people unwind, they puff on weed and dream beautiful dreams, like making fortunes out
Kiwis are renowned for our hospitality, and it's a character trait we take pride in. Aside from the not-so-small matter of our epic
Looking back over the festive season we can learn some pretty important life lessons which help clarify what Christmas is all about
Did you hear the one about the Kiwi, the Asian and the Indian? Long story short. I've been in Napier with Mrs P for a wedding. I've
Do you remember those Ronald McDonald advertisements that used to be on TV with the whole McDonald's clan preaching "make it click?" I
Some of my best friends are old white guys. I'm a daughter and sister of old white guys. I shacked up with a latte-coloured one
I think (and I hope) there is one common factor in all of our lives that has, at some stage, and in some form, created something special
The baying of young males on the wind, and the distant, delighted squeals of young girls on the pull, told me the New Year was imminent
The rodeo travelling circus is well under way. Competitors and animals are now on the road, taking animal torture to venues all over
If decorating the Christmas tree is the most exciting time of the year, then felling it is surely the most gloomy. There are few
Imagine being called Anal, 3rd, Lucifer or 4real. Eleven Kiwi babies have narrowly escaped being called these awful names. And it's
In terms of important issues facing mankind at present, constructing a gate to keep a dog in would not rate particularly highly but
What's wrong with this picture? Resident Medical Officers (RMOs or doctors in training) strike for better hours. DHBs agree to
Well I never! Whatever next! My first pair of $1.50 jandals lasted two days! Yes, I know some readers of last week's piece were
It's a crazy messed-up world - like launching a full-scale slingshot war of stones while living in a glasshouse village. Can I simultaneously
Memorable New Year's Eves? The one that ended with a naked swim in the Ngunguru River springs to mind. It seemed to be a good way
by Cam Leslie Every year I ask myself 'do I need to make a New Year's resolution?', and the answer is always 'no'. I'm a goals-driven
by Craig Cooper Editor The Whangarei District Council recently parked up a proposed by-law for freedom camping. When they revisit
In the grand scheme of all things Christmas, the annual gift of a new pair of shorts Santa leaves under my tree would not appear to