"Batten down the hatches, Pam is coming." My Aunty Pam? I still find it a bit odd that they attach people's names to destructive storms, writes Marcel Currin.

It's alarming - if not insulting - for Prime Minister to suggest cold-calling three low-decile schools on a single day can provide an insight into whether children are going hungry.

Sundaise is a locally produced labour of love, a hidden gem of a music festival tucked away on private farmland near the Karangahake Gorge, writes Marcel Currin.

Tauranga's Les Munro, the last surviving Dambuster from World World II, put his life on the line for his country, so if he wants to sell his medals then that is a matter entirely for him.

The issue of MPs getting pay rises is always emotive. But this year it has been more so than usual, writes Scott Inglis.