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Sideswipe: Chew on this

A daily column looking at humorous, satirical and simply strange news.

'Life hacks' to horses breeding: Mayor details 'crazy' hack of his Facebook pages

'This is quite a lesson in how vulnerable things are.'

Shane Te Pou: Tolerance needed in face of people's fear of unknown

OPINION: Younger Kiwis are more at ease with gender and identity issues.

Vax pass OIA inquiry killed off - then brought back to life

Ombudsman stops - then restarts - inquiry into vax pass details after Cabinet reshuffle.

Burger chain Wendy's NZ up for sale after three decades

Local franchise of American burger import Wendy's is on the market.

Guilty: Details emerge of what Megaupload pair admitted

Prosecution file reveals details of what Megaupload pair did - and how much they made.

Inside new $50m supermarket opening in NZ's wealthiest suburb

New store features discounted Dom Perignon and polished concrete floors.

Market close: Fletcher shares make big jump but local index slides

The New Zealand sharemarket finished lower after it couldn't hold on to its earlier gains.

Texas top cop: Police response to school shooting an 'abject failure'

Police officers with rifles stood and waited in a hallway for over an hour.

'You won't ******* snitch aye?' Footage of brutal attack at school 'incredibly upsetting'

Graphic video shows a defenceless pupil being repeatedly punched, kicked and shoved.

Peter Thiel appeals against council's decision to decline his mega house plan

American billionaire is prepared to dispense with a planned meditation pod.

A better sense that NZ is part of Asia but warmth to China at all time low, survey finds

Six in 10 New Zealanders regarded China as a threat, with 13 per cent saw it as a friend.

Judge has never seen such a web of lies

Nicola Sara Watts' lies and deceit went on for a year.

Mum of 22 kids whinges as husband nabbed

Young mum with 22 children now in strife after millionaire husband arrested.

Is Whittaker's about to release an oat milk chocolate?

Too good to be true? A quick Google search suggests otherwise.

Wellington hospital wrestles with staff absences, vacancies and high turnover

The cardiac surgery waiting list is full, nurses are burnt out, some care has been paused.