Latest from Kerre McIvor on New Zealand

Kerre Woodham: Silver fern tampering messes up tradition

Kerre Woodham: Ring of truth or not? Hard to tell

Without understanding science, it's hard to distinguish between the scientists and the nutters.

Kerre Woodham: Rugby is the least of Christchurch's worries

Kerre Woodham: Loss of child beyond measure

Kerre Woodham: Give cash for Christchurch or not - but tying donations to marketing drives stinks

Kerre Woodham: Trauma is a pretty vague term

Kerre Woodham: We've all got our flaws, so die and let die

Kerre Woodham: The best of human nature

The Christchurch quake as turned some ordinary people into heroes, writes Kerre Woodham.

Kerre Woodham: Their spirit is strong

<i>Kerre Woodham</i>: Hone like a bear with a sore head

<i>Kerre Woodham:</i> Brave man shows us all the way

<i>Kerre Woodham:</i> Rallying to a great cause

"Three cars and a truck and trailer piled up. It was spectacular and my mate was smack bang in the middle of it."

<i>Kerre Woodham:</i> Age triumphs over racy youth

Up until this week I had never bought a car. Forty-five - well, 46 tomorrow - and I'd never done something as fundamental as buying a car.

<i>Kerre Woodham</i>: Airwaves run hot with Santa tales

<i>Kerre Woodham</i>: Mission short of kids' gifts

<i>Kerre Woodham</i>: Race cheer gets pricier

<i>Kerre Woodham</i>: Prisoner vote ban last refuge

<i>Kerre Woodham</i>: Pension promise fades