Christchurch let down by engineers 11 comments

09:40am 13 Feb 2012 I used to think that if an engineer declares a building safe,...

Help us give Stuff a makeover 219 comments

02:48pm 10 Feb 2012 Stuff's current design is a few years old now, and we think it...

A rapier, not a cudgel 28 comments

12:34pm 12 Dec 2011 John Key has taken the rapier rather than the cudgel to rebuilding...

Mondayising Waitangi and Anzac Days 69 comments

11:32am 08 Feb 2012 The new Labour MP for Dunedin North, David Clark, had beginner's luck...

Don't set Treaty back 25 years 198 comments

03:54pm 31 Jan 2012 The prospect of the Maori Party walking out of government over asset...

What to do with the Crafar Farms? 83 comments

01:39pm 25 Jan 2012 Will the wretched Crafar Farms question whack the political stuffing out of...

The price of milk is a big red herring 17 comments

05:00am 08 Feb 2012 As the price of milk continues to hog headlines I found myself...

Your morning tabs 38 comments

12:40pm 07 Feb 2012 There a few pleasures in life as recklessly 21st century as five...

Road trips and mobile games 4 comments

02:30pm 13 Feb 2012 I've got a road trip later this week as we're taking Ms Game...

English game plunged into chaos 12 comments

05:00am 06 Feb 2012 The events of the last week have perhaps highlighted why the English...

How to find the best new music 41 comments

10:45am 13 Feb 2012 This week the topics have all been pre-selected. I asked you all...

Paul Henry's disjointed return to TV 109 comments

11:20am 13 Feb 2012 Paul Henry made his long-awaited return to television last night as...

Footwear: the best contraceptive 36 comments

10:35am 09 Feb 2012 Shoes are, ya know. A contraceptive, I mean. Or at least they...

Getting set in my ways 71 comments

10:45am 02 Feb 2012 Flat hunting in Wellington with a small dog is always going to...

Caught in mid-sentence 36 comments

08:50am 10 Feb 2012 Pets can make plenty of noise but they can't actually, you know,...

A Sheep's Show 61 comments

11:40am 10 Feb 2012 Recently Bret McKenzie (Conchord, Elf and someone I wish would shave more...

The chompy child 27 comments

10:45am 13 Feb 2012 At 28 months, Finn is getting his two-year molars. The dribble patch...

Advice: Mortgage or Morocco? 69 comments

05:00am 16 Dec 2011 So mum and dad bought her a house and now she's stuck...

What is the meatiest meat? 16 comments

12:55pm 13 Feb 2012 Pork scratchings. It started out with some pork scratchings from Arthur's (the...

Bikers and drivers - pull yourselves together 113 comments

08:30am 02 Feb 2012 Cyclists and their relationships with motorists are very much in the news...

Group riding: be aware of the road rules 16 comments

01:56pm 13 Feb 2012 Not for me, especially, but for some it really was a stink...

A long engagement 31 comments

11:16am 13 Feb 2012 Approximately 27 seconds after we announced our engagement, we were asked "So...

The different states of America 5 comments

01:30pm 13 Feb 2012 On my first day in Boston I ended up at a party...