At home the Japanese are the kings and queens of recycling

This is an essentially random and purely local case of "monkey see, monkey do" behaviour.

Someone gets shot and, for a brief spell, it's all about the gangs

Subtle tongue-in-cheek nuances winked lasciviously at me until I came to understand.

Beehive thefts and Beehive leaks have been keeping police busy lately.

Fans are feeling short-changed after Sky relinquishes rights

Being pro-life now means pro-population control. "The times they are a-changing."

If we could bottle Don Brash's boring cadences, we'd have a cure for insomnia.

Malcolm Turnbull is the fourth prime minister in a decade to be ousted by colleagues.

Online dating chat -- don't sound to pushy or needy, or you're wanting a roll in the hay.

Our Government should be buying farms and turning them into landfills.

Paul Brooks reflects on the combined Cossie and RSA clubs' new name.

We're going to find out which way Turkey and the US jump quite soon.

The colonial Pakeha sovereignty model hasn't worked too well for Maori to date.

Readers get it off their chest: Rubbish bags, assisted dying, the Treaty and Donald Trump

We don't want a load of old cobblers in Whanganui ... but one would be quite nice

Politicians going places: No budget, no pre-approval ... and they're spending our money

Domestic violence is increasing -- so is the work to combat it

Nearly everything we buy at supermarkets is encased in plastic of some description.

A young Māori male has a better chance of going to jail than achieving Level 3 NCEA.

What if John Key hadn't lost his nerve and had stood again at the last election?

Flying Spaghetti Monster devotees reject "crazy nonsense" while enjoying life.

Baby in class divides opinions. Here's ours ...

What a slap in the face for old diggers, past and present. A loss of dignity and respect.

End-of-life issues are too important to be left to politicians with a religious agenda.

COMMENT: If you're shocked now, your hair will soon curl.

Ever since they dragged Rhema next to National Radio, it's hard to to get a clear signal.

Kevin Page on toasters, kettles and boomerang children.

Out-of-the-blue resignation not a good look for Whanganui's economic agency

The hidden cost to the Whanganui community may be an increase in fly-tipping