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Good brews and bad brews

I tried one recently from Blighty which had been brewed using bananas

Playing name game while wood stacking

Naming individual pieces was challenging.

The Hits: I climbed 'a mountain' one step at a time

I'm not going to lie, there were many climbs that were tough

Unravelling the monarchy myth

We are thrilled that the MTG Foundation purchased this work

The battle to climb Mount Ruapehu

The climb took 13 hours, up and down.

Opinion: Bubbles do eventually burst

This appears to be a New Zealand wide phenomenon

There is no such thing as free advice

Not all financial advisers have a requirement to put the client's interests first

Opinion: Hawke's Bay Cricket Association pads up to ongoing questions over player bans

Like a bouncer to the helmet, HBCA and local cricket has taken a hard knock.

Middle NZ: Why so many positive tests at the border?

Decisions were made hard and fast in NZ with good results, but returnee risks remain high.

The Hits: Trying to keep the blue words silent

It's all in my head or under my breath ...

Cape Palliser the highlight of road trip

We found our eating experiences on this journey, varied to say the least.

Good advice the difference between being able to say no, having to say yes

Matthew McConaughey hade the luxury of selecting what he did

Roger Moroney: No empty echo for Bay's Art Deco Festival

Kudos to those who danced and dined and doodled about in their grand automobiles.

Wyn Drabble: Mixing meta for fun, and frustration

'The importance of this cannot be underestimated.'

Talking Point: No comparison between white and black slavery

To say the north African enslavement of white people is equal to US slavery is misleading.

Rongokako's name is missing from Te Mata Peak's entrance. It cannot be erased

OPINION: One of my ancestors has died. I read the obit on a new signpost for tourists.

Mars is like Planet Wallet ... empty

Mars is like Planet Wallet…it's unlikely to have anything in it

Wyn Drabble: Necktie trend should lose its stranglehold

I can leave my buttons exposed to the world's gaze without blushing