O'Neill: Off The Hook
Anglers: 'We don't know how lucky we are'
A fishing buddy has returned to his homeland for a holiday and as you read this he's probably preparing his fly-fishing gear with the intention of spending some time in Yellowstone National Park.
Holy crazy necklace sale, Batman
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So it's my wedding anniversary, and I'm in Wellington.
Competitive but a hoot for the mature
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New Tui billboard: Masters Games are non competitive. Yea Right.
Who will represent us to the universe?
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The news report last week suggested the United Nations was about to appoint someone to represent all humankind should aliens arrive.
Sins of the past on the register today
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There is a thing in Wellington called the register of pecuniary interests of Members of Parliament.
The secret lives of cunning women
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My wife lost her cellphone the other day.
Prisons provide a lesson in futility
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The colouring books in the library at Christchurch Men's Prison catch the eye. There's one of fairies, another of butterflies and flowers.
Please hang up if a teenager answers
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The shop didn't have the telly we wanted, so they ordered it in. Said they'd ring us when it arrived. Fair enough.
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Folk dancing was character-forming
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On the front page of last Tuesday's paper there was a delightful photo of one Rachel Waldron and her classmates at Beaconsfield School. It was Rachel's first day of school.
The first cut would fix the cheekiest
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So, the organisers of the Football World Cup are looking at changing a few rules for 2014.
Live sport always superior to live soap
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In 1982 I was in Spain. At exactly the same time, the All Whites were in Spain. They just happened to be in another part of it.
Brazen, arrogant and paid by me
The details are a little hazy, but my recollection is this.
Frontline soldiers in the battle of the bulge
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So, Herald photographer John Bisset lost 2.7 kilograms in the Community Weight Loss Challenge over three months. Yeah right.
Swiss laws give cats and dogs plenty to ponder
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I had to hide the newspaper a week back, just in case the cat or dog read it.
Bamboozled by a googlie of an explanation
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The cricket season is in full swing.
The curse of being young, rich and bored
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I've been trying to put myself in Tiger Woods' shoes this last week.
Nothing beats going away, except getting home
Diary of an overseas trip, conducted, according to my Visa card, from Friday to Monday, two Fridays and Mondays ago.
Hey Rodney, pull the other leg, why don't you?
Dear Rodney Hide, I understand you've been overseas with your girlfriend. To London, Toronto, Portland and Los Angeles. Nice.
Survival techniques that have stood time's test
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Six-year-old Falcon Heene employed an age-old survival technique when his father started yelling as the Colorado family's home-made balloon made an unscheduled take-off last week.
Juggling running whitebait and a tsunami
When we heard of last Wednesday's tsunami the first thing we did was head for the beach.
