COMMENT: House is a bit of a mess but I pledge to have it clean by the end of the week.

Giving bullies a dose of their own medicine wouldn't go amiss.

Banks talk about putting the customer first and top-notch service -- it's absolute hokum

New Zealanders are safer now than they have been for decades, in all areas of risk.

At home the Japanese are the kings and queens of recycling

This is an essentially random and purely local case of "monkey see, monkey do" behaviour.

Someone gets shot and, for a brief spell, it's all about the gangs

Subtle tongue-in-cheek nuances winked lasciviously at me until I came to understand.

Beehive thefts and Beehive leaks have been keeping police busy lately.

If we could bottle Don Brash's boring cadences, we'd have a cure for insomnia.

Malcolm Turnbull is the fourth prime minister in a decade to be ousted by colleagues.

We may have just stumbled over the tripwire that has underpinned our economy for years.

Owners will have to settle for what the market is prepared to pay for lemons.

Online dating chat -- don't sound to pushy or needy, or you're wanting a roll in the hay.

Our Government should be buying farms and turning them into landfills.

Paul Brooks reflects on the combined Cossie and RSA clubs' new name.

We're going to find out which way Turkey and the US jump quite soon.

The colonial Pakeha sovereignty model hasn't worked too well for Maori to date.

Politicians going places: No budget, no pre-approval ... and they're spending our money

Domestic violence is increasing -- so is the work to combat it

Why are we so reluctant to use that word?

COMMENT: Am I the Prime Minister of Australia? What is Australia?

Nearly everything we buy at supermarkets is encased in plastic of some description.

A young Māori male has a better chance of going to jail than achieving Level 3 NCEA.

What if John Key hadn't lost his nerve and had stood again at the last election?

Flying Spaghetti Monster devotees reject "crazy nonsense" while enjoying life.

Baby in class divides opinions. Here's ours ...

What a slap in the face for old diggers, past and present. A loss of dignity and respect.

End-of-life issues are too important to be left to politicians with a religious agenda.

COMMENT: If you're shocked now, your hair will soon curl.