Radical retreads feature of summer

Posted on 17th Feb 2012 11:37 | By Anonymous Author

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Kiwi ingenuity is alive and well, RR researchers discovered in the weekend during a routine inspection of thongs on the beach. Now, before you all jump to smutty conclusions that RR researchers have spent their weekends ogling the scantily clad rear ends of shapely beachgoers – you’re wrong....

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The Honkie meets the honker

Posted on 17th Feb 2012 11:28 | By Anonymous Author

News HoundAdy & Flo Is this some kind of a joke? The bosses go “rabbit” hunting and come back with these. I didn’t know rabbits could fly? Our big outing of the week was down to the lakes to chase rabbits. Not surprising, with the way these two-leggers shoot, that we came back with geese. So they nailed the odd rabbit...

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Rate the park high and the people low

Posted on 17th Feb 2012 11:21 | By Anonymous Author

Cr Bill FaulknerFaulkners Corner www.sunlive.co.nz Originally dubbed ‘noisy boys’ park, the TECT All Terrain Park is a permanent home for activities no longer suitable amongst our increasingly urbanised community. The 1700ha park title carries warnings for anyone purchasing neighbouring property to expect activities that create noise...

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Breast is best

Posted on 10th Feb 2012 12:18 | By Anonymous Author

Brian Rogers Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz There’s been a fair bit of teeth gnashing over breastfeeding lately. A quick survey of my mates reveal they’re all for it, although some noted it’s hard to find a willing woman these days. Especially one prepared to spice it up with a tot of rum. You’ve got to feel for Piri...

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Girls weekend away in swanky dog hotel

Posted on 10th Feb 2012 12:04 | By Anonymous Author

News HoundAdy & Flo The boss and I have been having a little ‘R and R’ lately. Well he has, I have been kept busy trying to keep my worldly possessions from being torn to shreds by my off-sider Flo; a canine equivalent of a mobile disposal unit. She is turning out to be one hell of a mate, but unfortunately my teaching skills are...

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Bob the (Affordable Home) Builder

Posted on 10th Feb 2012 11:21 | By Anonymous Author

Cr Bill Faulkner Faulkners Corner www.sunlive.co.nz At Strategy and Policy Committee, Bob Clarkson addressed the elected members in its public forum section on the subject of affordable housing. Bob told us that contrary to rumours he had gone to Parliament to beat Winston Peters, it had in fact been to promote affordable housing for young couples. He...

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If you don’t read this, your hair will go curly

Posted on 3rd Feb 2012 11:56 | By Anonymous Author

Brian Rogers Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz We’ve had a great response from readers telling us their childhood myths. A lot of them are too rude or racist to publish. But we have a few for your reading pleasure. In the course of collating these, I was reminded of grandfather’s comments to children on the boat, presumably to quieten...

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Howling at the moon

Posted on 3rd Feb 2012 11:43 | By Anonymous Author

News Hound Ady & Flo It’s been a quiet week, due to the fact that the two-legger has been struck down with ‘Man Flu’. Really, he does make a lot of fuss over nothing. My nose is wet all the time, but you don’t see me blubbering on about it through a box of tissues. He says he wouldn’t wish it on anyone, except maybe...

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Rodney Hide’s memorial clause

Posted on 3rd Feb 2012 10:51 | By Anonymous Author

Cr Bill Faulkner Faulkners Corner www.sunlive.co.nz At council last week elected members completed the first draft of the three year/Ten Year Plan that outlines this council’s path forward. The bit that will be of most interest is next financial year’s potential rates revenue increase, which at first cut will be 5.1 per cent net of...

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Rumours of Rena demise greatly exaggerated

Posted on 27th Jan 2012 12:04 | By Anonymous Author

Brian Rogers Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Where did that week go? It seems like only yesterday you were sitting here, reading the zany ideas of the ten year olds, as to how they’d run the country. On reflection, I think their ideas are probably better than anything the adults have come up with. Which raises a bit of a dilemma this week,...

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