Humans - an infestation on the planet
And yet there are homo sapiens for whom you would quite willingly lay down your life.
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Have you experienced inattention blindness?
Cellphone use while driving more dangerous than driving under the influence, says expert.
Time politicians left the sandpit
I know that the same would have occurred if the parties had been swapped over.
Pooping dog prompts ponga fence fix
Everyone needs good neighbours. Wish I'd seen the sign - free can also deliver - sooner...
Spring - Earth's immeasurable seasonal surprise
Last week the grass felt the stir of the season and grew a foot overnight.
Election opportunity for Northland's disabled community to be heard
Northland has the second highest proportion of disabled people in NZ at 29 per cent.
Bright side to pavement pounding adventure
Kevin Page has been thinking: what if the flyer drop job turned into a full-time job?
Fish and chips - should have ordered half a scoop
No one over 10 could eat that many chips and after dark there are no seagulls to help.
Time to get real about local road maintenance
Is shovelling extra money into road maintenance better value for money than new projects?
You never stop learning sweet new tricks
Now I do know and I'm excited about the rewards I will reap from this knowledge
Hydro storage plan stirs NZ energy use debate
The scheme must be part of a strategy making energy fairly accessible to all of us.
Life, in ever-decreasing circles
You'll never guess what the note on the front entrance to the bank said...
Challenging year brings us together
Drought, Covid-19, now flooding puts more pressure on communities, businesses and farmers.
Where would we be without the senses?
Five will do, says Joe Bennett. Touch, smell, hearing, taste, sight but are there more?
Falling over common experience for disabled people
Pain shot through my side, like an angry electric eel. My eyes bulged in disbelief.
What do we do when great powers fail?
The challenge we are facing is the near breakdown of the international rules-based order.
Community response tested in flood
Challenges like this give us the opportunity to test and improve communication readiness.
A quiz - are you ready, twitching and keen?
Warning - don't read this if you are a vegetarian...
Getting from A to B on road team effort
Co-driver concept improves driver situation awareness and performance, research shows.
MMP handbrake on pie in the sky election promises
National's infrastructure plan like Christmas in reverse - no tunnel under Cook Strait?
The steam train - our story in a machine
There's the fire and the shovelled coal, the boiler of heated water and much more ...
The spud that ended my competitive eating career
I tried to scream for help. I could only gurgle. The crowd laughed louder ...
Roundabouts and traffic lights dilemma
Traffic engineers know each has its place. It's just that we 'experts' often disagree.
Joe Bennett: Corporate marketing and its infantile fictions
Cows promoting yoghurt, Mr Muscle cleaning products, cartoon chickens - it's everywhere.
Comment: Power pricing a challenging issue
Is it time we put further support into our own power generation capacity.
Tithing and taxes, churches and business - kindred souls?
Time to treat churches as a business and share in the profits, says Joe Bennett.
The leap from illegal to legal is a big step
Can a substance that impairs driving be legalised without a coherent policy?
Who's the idiot that let border blunders happen?
Easy to criticise Government for being too strict one day and then too lax on another.
Sheryl Mai: Celebrate the strength of communities working together
Take some time this week to volunteer.
Jonny Wilkinson: Accessible tourism is a no-brainer
Tourism need to cater for all needs.
Joe Bennett: The promise of grammar
Is it language's decline that we're bemoaning or our own?