OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: A traumatic startA plaque at Victoria University where a 40-year-old oak tree once stood.12 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: Parking problem?A reader writes: "Driving on Te Atatu Rd towards the motorway at 5.30pm on Wednesday April 1, I unwittingly drove my car through a white paint spill outside the All Seasons Caltex Station.09 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: What came first?Two Gisborne friends believe they have the answer to an age-old question. Also: a 3-year-old's gender expectations confounded, and pet peacock psychology.07 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: Pink is for girlsTeaching girls and boys about how they are different from a very early age.06 Apr 05:30 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: Don't try at homeScott Abercrombie took a photo of this sign at the entrance to a property on the Coromandel Peninsula.05 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: King of jortsNew style for Willy Moon to appropriate? Also: Walkie-talkie hijinks, and an incredible life-improving tip to help avoid the Telecom hold music blues.01 Apr 04:00 PM
OpinionSideswipe: No towbar, no probA dangerous byproduct of inorganics week? Also: what exactly IS whitebait, the speed of progress c1910, and an Easter driving tip.31 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: Guarignoni's twin?A man of extraordinary resemblance, an 'isim' mum and a brutal way to get in shape.30 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: Shaggy parkingThere’s a certain amount of ...er, swagger required to park like that (and have that number plate).29 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: Bylaw bustersWho you gonna call ... bylaw busters! Also: challenging words to rhyme, an unwittingly satirical stock image, and a woman looking for a kiss...25 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: Dinner-like platesImpractical crockery. Plates shaped like specific dinners. (By Kahla at 5.5 Design Studio)24 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: Better work selfiesGoing viral is all in a day's work for a couple of Dunedin cops. Also: a wee case for the tenancy tribunal, and some baby names due for a revival.23 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: Recycling is outExpat Kiwi Ananda, living in the United States, tried to use a prepaid postage label to send an Easter care package, picked up by the postie, to her mum.22 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: Slimy slug trails"I recall the time I discovered slimy slug trails every morning in our hallway," writes Janice.19 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: Murray speaking...'Unidentified Guest' identity revealed. Also: reefer madness, toilet loudness, St Patrick's Day samaritans, and the wild world of teenage bedrooms.18 Mar 04:24 AM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: Fifty shades of...Would you like bondage with that? Also: the things you find in teenagers' bedrooms, rebranding fish, and an unconscionably cruel (/ funny) Lotto prank.17 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: So much to originalAn international sportswear retailer who "lovingly liberates haters", tree undies, a doggy pee row in Browns Bay and a poorly designed experiment.16 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: Trooper and dogWith the cyclone pending, a reader tried to sign up for the Civil Defence phone app ...15 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: Blank SpaceThe artist is present... he's just hiding, motorway mayhem means more me-time, pee-repellent paint, and help needed finding an incredibly tricked out helmet.11 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: A vision of dogA vision of dog appears in a hut door, new glasses to go with your tinfoil hat, the 59-year-old (email) virgin, and the man who mailed himself.10 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionSideswipe: Need a boat?Inorganics for the rich, a selfie sinks tourist vandals and a tweet goes down badly.09 Mar 10:20 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: Feeling fat emojiA group of body-image activists are circulating an online petition that asks Facebook to remove a "feeling fat" status and emoji from status-update options.08 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: Take it easyNo trailer, no worries. Spotted at Northcote Pt.05 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: Changing lanesFun police at it again, joggling (not a typo), a stomach-turning 'spice' and Charlie Sheen legless in an op shop...04 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysNot so special pizza topping"Four of us had dinner out west last Thursday night and ordered two pizzas to share," writes Denise. "We found a dead cooked fly on one of them.03 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: Leave your hat onNew meaning to the phrase 'wherever I lay my hat...', smug South Islanders, and a schoolboy who Dared to Zlatan is told to get a haircut.02 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: Talk to the footRita noticed the friendly banter going on between these two kea in front of the Sir Edmund Hillary Alpine Centre at Mt Cook.01 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: Fit for King ArthurThis certainly is a handsome table and chairs, but can it live up to the Trade Me listing description?25 Feb 04:00 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: Dangerous curvesConfusing road signage, infuriating neighbors, student comebacks and a cheeky slice of ciabatta.23 Feb 04:00 PM
