When I was a mere slip of a lad my Nan made me a jumper, it was pale blue and had reindeer carefully knitted across the front.

Our front page yesterday featured a bit of a double-whammy, writes Kim Gillespie.

By the time you read this I'll be in Brazil, writes Kevin Page.

We asked people in Ngongotaha whether the village would be a good site for the lightning bolt structure.

A Rotorua icon from the 1990s has returned like a bolt from the blue.

As a columnist in this venerable newspaper, I am charged with writing something entertaining for you each week.