OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: Aunty Helen for top jobJane reckoned it was one of her Pacific Island supporters who first called her Aunty Helen. Anyone know the full story?10 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: Bill English HighwayOwen Mansill has recently returned from the US and took this picture near Swainsboro, Central Georgia.07 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: Unsettling rest home visitorThis car was parked in the staff car park of a rest home in Albany, when I returned my Dad home after an outing on Sunday.06 Apr 05:30 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: April 6: Love storyGot a Sideswipe? Send your pictures, links and anecdotes to Ana at ana.samways@nzherald.co.nz.05 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: Exciting version"Wonder what Toyota called its other version," asks Aaron.04 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: Crockabye babyCrockabye baby. This is no time for mum to make snappy decisions.03 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: Peak cauliflowerCauliflower's in Rarotonga. "Tell them all in Auckland to stop whinging," says Doug.31 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: Don't do it Dad...I would hop fences and run through back yards. I would practice hiding in plain sight.30 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: Those were the daysIn the internet's heyday of the late 90s, Scott Dunlap was a product/marketing executive and had the following exchange with his boss.29 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: Better in theoryWhat seems like a great idea until you try it?28 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: Any advance on $10.49?An industry source explains Cauligate: "Caulis are in very short supply in Auckland at the moment."27 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: Costly veg not OKA reader writes: "Who thinks it's reasonable to charge $8 for a cauliflower, which are in season?23 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: Data scone"While deciding what to have with my Chai latte at this Silverdale cafe, I wondered how many 'bytes' it would take to eat this scone?" writes Patsy Bates.22 Mar 02:22 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: Wedding disasterThey finished up the vows in the main hallway, and the marriage lasted six months. I think someone was trying to tell them something.21 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: Future flag?This photo was taken early 70s during the Vietnam War protests. The flag should have featured as one of those we had to choose from.20 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: Perfect juxtapositionA perfect juxtaposition, spotted out west.17 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: Whaddya think of the flag?With all the talk about the proposed new flag, I thought it may be appropriate to try to solve the age-old issue of the similarities between the NZ flag and Australian flags.16 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: Special attentionFlash cars get special attention at the lights in West Auckland.15 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: Intense alliterationNow that's some intense alliteration.14 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: Headline of the yearHeadline of the year via the Daily News (Hat tip Gareth Davidson).13 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: Wee small hoursA reader writes: "For those Papakura people who have to spend too much time on the motorway, here's a convenient time to view overpriced property."10 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionSideswipe: Your fancy dress days are numberedLouise saw this in the fancy dress section of Look Sharp yesterday. "Not sure what the defining features of an 'accountant' are ... " she adds.09 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: New housing measure in NZNew measure is available for housing in New Zealand.08 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: Right way to park"There was one parking space left but I hesitantly bucked the trend. I think I parked on the correct side of the road."07 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: Tourism therapyDerek Wilby writes: "A recent visitor from the UK was seen at Auckland airport wearing a T-shirt saying, "I don't need therapy, I'm going to New Zealand."06 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: A clever oneLast week one of my work colleagues reported her car stolen. Yesterday I received this news flash ... "There is good news and bad news," wrote this anonymous female.03 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: Read small print...A reader sent in this picture of a just-painted loading dock in a building in Britomart. The message may be too subtle?01 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: To mow, or not to mow? That is the question"Do we have to mow our own gutter as well as our berms in Auckland?" asks Matt.29 Feb 04:00 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: Political correctness gone madFifteen-year-old Anthony Ruelas became the latest casualty in public schools' relentless insistence on "zero tolerance" of any deviation from rules.28 Feb 04:00 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: Ticketing NZ BloodA reader writes, "I saw this parking warden ticketing a NZ Blood van outside BNZ on Mahuhu Cres in Auckland yesterday with its hazard lights on.25 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: KFC 'ride-through'The KFC in Papamoa is the first in the country to open a ride-through.24 Feb 04:00 PM
OpinionAna SamwaysSideswipe: Drunken mistakeA drunk returns a blackboard to the Trinity Methodist Church after having stolen it a year ago.22 Feb 05:50 AM
