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Sideswipe: Auckland nuked

Auckland nuked! Taken at Castor Bay.

Sideswipe: Happy camper

That's one happy camper.

Sideswipe: Backchat

Sad sack backpack is giving some backchat.

Sideswipe: Xmas Greetings from Lower Hutt

Only in New Zealand.

Sideswipe: Fake it til you make it

The first mass-produced artificial Xmas trees were made during the 1800s.

Sideswipe: Cool glass table

Cat on a cool glass table.

Sideswipe: Nek level Christmas spirit

Spray the love.

Sideswipe: It's a big job

Or was it just a gag from a passerby with a rogue road cone?

Sideswipe: Lime Scooters a pain

"I can't wait to see the the end of Lime Scooters," writes Tony.

Sideswipe: Patience tested

This boardwalk near Takapuna Beach has been closed like this for about four months.

Sideswipe: Empathetic sales pitch

A daily column looking at some of the more humorous, satirical and simply strange news.

Sideswipe: Crocs are breeding in Henderson

"All of these belong to my husband ... and he has just bought another pair."

Sideswipe: How to get kicked out of pet shop

Which litter is right for you?

Sideswipe: Homemade billboard

This billboard popped up on the Southern Motorway, heading north towards Papakura.

Sideswipe: Perfect lunch

Although a reader was disappointed to find no Stormtroopers, Klingons or Daleks inside.

Sideswipe: Over-egged marketing?

Over-egged marketing of good old Mt Roskill clay?

Sideswipe: Hormonal mail delivery

PMS.

Sideswipe: Trump a laughing stock in Finland

Trump suggests raking more might have prevented the deadliest fire in California history.