A Whangarei freedom camping bylaw was in danger of heading down the path of elitism, so it's good to see our decision-makers back

Everyone should watch Fox News a few times a year, if only to be reminded of why women have legs. It's certainly not for walking. I

If you weren't alert, you might have missed Maori Language Week. I didn't. I added two new sentences to my Maori arsenal: "One language

To be honest, I don't know what all the fuss is about this Pokémon Go craze that is sweeping the world and has even had an impact

It's long been said that it takes a village to raise a child but if you read the updated 21st-century manual it seems that all it

What happens when the 40 per cent stop paying rent? What would happen if they go back to their landlords and say "hey this is what

It's alarming that a national charity that supports children in need says it is struggling to keep up with demand. The number of

In the last episode, our friend Doris (64) bolted from the Emergency Department (ED) at Whangarei Hospital after three hours, before

A new $1 billion fund to fast-track infrastructure development by councils could do much to solve the growing problem of housing affordability

The announcement that Pharmac is likely to fund Keytruda, a drug used for the treatment of melanoma, shows just how much ordinary

Both my grandfathers made it back from the Somme, which is miraculous. Commemorations this past week for that appalling waste of

A recent rescreening of the QI game show featured a translation which amused me. A panellist said he knew how to say something quite

There is a new door-to-door vacuum cleaner salesperson on the block. But they come knocking through your computer and phone. Overseas

It's well established that weather has a major impact on mood. Which is why everyone should just leave me the *@!* alone right now

Leadership. It's such a lonely word. And before you fear that a rip off of a Billy Joel song follows, I'd just like to say this:

That a single town can produce such a torrent of international sports people is quite remarkable. In the past, it was Kerikeri's

While Eton's old boys demolish Britain, Doris' health saga has escalated apace, so let's ignore global ructions and crack on, to catch

Musician Billy TK Jr has many strings to his bow. Some readers may recognise Billy Te Kahika (Billy TK Jr) as a talented guitarist