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Dunedin Teachers College Ball 1960 (Chris Reid fourth from left)

A thread in Sideswipe about troublesome flatmates prompted Chris Reid from Parnell to reflect on his early flatting days, long before flatting was the done thing – even before James K Baxter’s ‘An Ode on Mixed flatting’ from 1967

In 1958, as a humble 17-year-old Dunedin office boy, I was vetted as a potential flatmate by some poverty stricken students; I was earning £5.6.08 per week so, on the face of it, I was eligible.

Invited for the evening meal I took a cabbage from the Chinese greengrocer. The entire meal comprised cabbage; they were convinced and I moved in…

By Glenn Elliott

Possibly like me and the rest of NZ you are wondering what is happening to your community and the unrelenting crime wave throughout the country. And as well as wondering what is happening, wondering what you can do about it. Well I’m not sure what we can do about it, but one thing you can do is help make some noise and tell the Government we are sick and tired of this shit. The second thing — I’m going to try to solve this case as I doubt the police will…

The VW Beetle, the BMW Mini, and the Vespa have all been relaunched with an updated design, now it’s the turn of the Fiat 500, more commonly known as the Bambina…

Photo: Wellington City Council

Born and bred Aucklander Ken Lewis moves to Wellington and finds a lot to like about the place

They like to walk in Wellington, and not just to their cars either. Along city streets and up into the hills, alone or hand in hand, Wellingtonians hike along their dogleg streets wrapped up in coats and scarves…