Once again Boomerang Child has gone. Obviously this meant a housewarming gift was in order, and Mrs P was off to Briscoes, writes Kevin Page.

Kim Gillespie writes: New Zealand Customs is seeking new powers including requiring a person to provide a password or access to their electronic devices.

For a weekend, in spite of the fact I still have some years to go before I should even be considered for a place in the starting line-up, I am to be a de facto grandad, writes Kevin Page.

A prominent MP's mother is facing benefit fraud charges this week which exploded into a ridiculous furore over whether that MP should have been removed, writes Kim Gillespie.