OpinionAna SamwaysEnrique's in the frameWhen you visit Hanafins Camera and Video at Westfield mall in Henderson you might notice something out of the ordinary.08 Jul 05:30 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysJuly 8: Paperless budget"Hey Wellington domestic airport, what's up with the no toilet paper in the ladies loo!"07 Jul 05:30 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysThe real BarbieUsing the measurements of an average 19-year-old woman, artist Nickolay Lamm has created a Barbie shaped like a real person.04 Jul 05:30 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysWarning! Graphic dog attackA news graphic from a 3 News story about a dog named Bruno aired here nearly two years ago.02 Jul 05:30 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysSex sells, yes?Next you'll be able to marry them! Virgin Australia has unleashed Australia's first frequent flyer programme for pets.01 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandDepartment of ConversationPaul's favourite brand of hot chips, Birds Eye, has cut the size of their bags of chips by a whopping 25 per cent but the retail price charged by Countdown has only been reduced by a miserly 8 per cent.20 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysFor those extra soft landings...A reader writes: "Mate found his trampoline in the pool this morning after torrential weather on the Shore yesterday. New sport ... watertrampolining?"17 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandJune 14: Mobile bluesJohn writes: "My lovely wife Polly is always losing her mobile, and as she doesn't get a lot of calls, is not overly familiar with the ring. The other day she couldn't find it anywhere so picked up the landline in the office and rang her mobile.13 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: Barking mad treeMy sister and nephew came to visit me when I was a student in the fair city of Stirling in Scotland.11 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysAbnormal experimentsA good friend of mine in the demolition business has done well lately in Christchurch and treated himself to a new family car.10 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: Best hooky excuseCameron writes: "Apparently it is not correct to eat an apple top down (north pole to south pole).09 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionAna Samways'A great pair' ad too muchIn March this ad appeared briefly on real estate listing and its Benny Hill 70s inappropriateness was noted in Sideswipe. Now the Advertising Standard Authority has ruled it was in breach.06 Jun 05:53 AM
OpinionAna SamwaysAussie explains it slowlyA Hamilton pensioner emailed Aussie toothpaste company to say he had to cut open the tube with a Stanley knife.05 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysBad name for iced teaA Wisconsin town might have finally figured out a way to deal with childhood bullies: fine their parents.04 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysChilling auctionNew York's Office of Mental Health is selling a used, but fully operational, morgue refrigerator and the New York Post highlights the rather grisly listing it has posted on eBay.03 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: June 3: Chicken pet industry cluckingThe US Department of Agriculture reported recently that in four of America's largest cities nearly one home out of 100 keeps chickens for a fresh egg supply or as pets.02 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysFaces in strange placesA reader from Pukekohe writes: "We live opposite the fenced-off playground in Newsham Park and it is getting beyond a joke.30 May 05:37 AM
OpinionAna SamwaysCloud looks like a bombA cyclist was stopped by police in Keynsham, Somerset, for not wearing "the right road bike clothing".27 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandSideswipe: May 27A hedgehog in Bude, Cornwall, England, was taken to the vet because he was so big and round that he couldn't walk or curl up.26 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandDriving you round the bendWomen's body shapes have long been scrutinised and categorised - the apple, the bell, the cello - and now men can enjoy the same classification.23 May 05:30 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysMay 23: Czech out the binMegan took this photo in the street in Karvina, Moravia, Czech Republic.22 May 05:30 PM
