Man Sitting On Train Uses Power Of Positive Thinking To Stop People From Sitting Down Next To Him
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GORDON LIGHTFOOT | Culture MANIFEST YOUR DESTINY After a long day as a service delivery officer in a government agency that doesn’t even need to be specified, Logan Goulburn, 27, wanted nothing more than to zone out on the train without disruption. More specifically, Goulburn wanted at least 40 centimetres of personal space between himself […]
Wellingtonian On Auckland Trip Gets Quick Win By Moaning About Auckland Coffee
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ROSEMARY ABBOTT | Culture JUST NOT THE SAME Angus Booker is known for his love of good coffee and unwavering loyalty to the coffee culture of Wellington. For a long time Booker has believed Wellington has the best coffee in New Zealand and was sceptical when his friends said that Auckland had some “good coffee […]
Bizarre Sex Trend Emerging Where You Just Sleep With One Person Within Committed Relationship
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GORDON LIGHTFOOT | Culture WEIRD As we all know from our culture and media, the most important thing in the world is that every individual expresses their own sexuality to the fullest extent possible. Sex should be casual and fun, have no messy strings attached, and should be without any judgement whatsoever. But a strange […]
Man Attends Meditation Session Instead Of Addressing Long List Of Personal Deficiencies
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GORDON LIGHTFOOT | Culture STILL STRESSED Auckland based sales rep Simon Chadwell has tried just about everything to relieve the stress of this modern world. He has learnt how to breathe mindfully, take time out to bathe in nature, and has now just completed his second meditation course. Despite all this, the single 35 year […]
THIRD STRAIGHT LOSS: Warriors Fan Shopping Around For Second NRL Team To Support
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ROSEMARY ABBOTT | Sport JUST TO BE SAFE Jason McHardy is in a state of despair after watching the Warriors crash to their third straight defeat. The 28 year-old has been living on a knife’s edge for the past two months, and has been expecting the Warriors season to dramatically fall apart at any second. […]
Chiefs Fan Difficult To Be Around After Tenth Straight Win
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ROSEMARY ABBOTT | Sport CHIEFS MANA Ben Fraser was quicker than anyone to take to social media last night. The die-hard Chiefs fan had just watched his team notch up their 10th straight victory of this year’s Super Rugby season, dispatching the Highlanders 52-28 in Dunedin. “10 in a row baby! Just give us the […]
Wellington Motorists Recommended To Keep Bottle Of Acetone In The Car For Removing Those Pesky Protesters
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GORDON LIGHTFOOT | National HELPFUL ADVICE Motoring expert David Rutherford has a modern solution to a modern problem for Wellington commuters. With the increasing frequency of Wellington traffic being terrorised by protesters sticking their hands to the roads, many have called for the Police to do more. But Rutherford believes that if every motorist takes […]
Local Mum Opens Microwave To Discover Cup Of Cold Forgotten Coffee
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GORDON LIGHTFOOT | Local OH THAT’S RIGHT Jenna Strawbridge, an Upper Hutt healthcare worker and mother of two, has uncovered concrete evidence of just how busy and distracted she is in her own home. The 33 year old opened her microwave at around 5.30 last night to quickly cook some frozen peas and carrots, only […]
Chippy Hipkins Jealous That He Can’t Just Ditch Labour And Join The Maori Party
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GORDON LIGHTFOOT | Politics NOT FAIR! Prime Minister Chris “Chippy” Hipkins was annoyed today when he found out that another one of his MPs, Meka Whaitiri, had decided to ditch Labour and join Te Pati Maori. However it wasn’t the fact that the party had lost yet another member that annoyed him. He was more […]
AUSSIE VAPE BAN: Kiwi Vape Shop Owner Crossing The Ditch To Start A Life Of Crime
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ROSEMARY ABBOTT | National OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS Wellington vape shop owner Bryce Renshaw plans to cash in big this year after it was announced the Australian government plans to ban recreational vaping altogether. Renshaw, who has had no trouble selling vape pens from his store on Cuba Street, plans to cross the ditch to where his […]