That headline could be a tad misleading. There's not actually anything special about this column, apart from the fact you're reading this on, or around, New Year's Eve and there's a pretty good chance that you are on holiday or from out of town.

But that's what good headlines do, just like good make-up. They make quite ordinary things look attractively interesting from a distance, but when you get up close you realise there's nothing very special underneath.
For those out of towners who've not experienced a Rogers Rabbits before, hold on tight to your folding camp chair with the built-in drink holders, because this will be an exhilarating ride!
First of all, we need to tell the big news about Tauranga's burgeoning population.
There are renewed calls for Tauranga to oust tin pot towns, such as Dunedin and Hamilton, as one of the main centres. This time the call has come from the highest echelons of the community: the lounge bar at 1 The Strand.
A high level meeting on Friday evening worked well into the night developing the campaign which aims to see Tauranga featured ahead of Dunedin and Hamilton, based on the latest population figures which show that Tauranga is now the fifth largest city in New Zealand and soon to be the fourth.
Tauranga city's population has pipped Dunedin and nearly Hamilton, so it's only right that Tauranga makes it as a major city on the weather map. TV3 has just announced it will broadcast from the top of the Mount, but here at RR Headquarters we won't rest till Tamati gets with the programme.
Latest figures show Tauranga just a few behind Hamilton's 129,295 people. As you read this, however, most of those people are not actually in Hamilton, they're at the Mount, where the population has risen in the last week by 129,290 which leaves 5 people in Hamilton.
Tauranga's growth is outstripping most NZ regions. One of the delegation even went so far as to declare that Tauranga should have a live webcam on the weather and morning television shows, 'because we're really big and important now.” Other suggestions that it be in the changing rooms on the Mount beach drew a mixed reaction.
One of the party even scouted a suitable site for the camera, atop the historic 1 The Strand's old bond store, looking south along the main drag. They would have installed it that night, had their human pyramid in the conservatory been successful.

Post Christmas
Meawhile, many of you will be reviewing your haul of Christmas presents and again wondering what was Auntie Flo thinking when she bought you the pink and yellow crocheted toilet roll cover from the school fair?
And just how many pairs of socks with silly captions can a bloke reasonably wear in a year?
Those who were lucky enough to receive foot spas will be a little shocked to learn that earlier this year, the foot spa was named the most useless gadget, followed closely by the breadmaker, in a survey by a British website.
They'd asked respondents to rate the gadgets that most changed their life.
Top of the polling was the mobile phone and it scored particularly strong in the 16 to 24 age bracket. The laptop computer and MP3 player took out podium finishes.
Interesting, for those with curly hair and also those who have suffered serious bathroom fires, the heated hair straightener was rated more life-changing than the television.
Also among the gifts will be the usual mis-guided item: A puppy.
Every year the SPCA and vets warn that pets are not ideal presents, that animals need to be a well-planned and thought-out purchase, not given on a whim.
'A pet is for life, not just for Christmas,” says the vet association's Dr Pieter Verhoek. 'Dogs in particular benefit from a calm environment and a set routine… wait until the excitement of Christmas is over before introducing a new puppy or kitten.”
Cute little pups soon grow to be large, not-so-cute, demanding members of a family and it's heart-breaking to see how many December Christmas presents become dumped strays in the early months of the new year.
Fortunately, the number of ill-conceived animal gifts seems to be dropping, so hopefully the message about inappropriate presents is sinking in.
Another British survey has found that the percentage of dogs given as presents has dropped in the last 30 years from 20 percent to 2 percent. Yet still there are some idiots out there who get rid of their dogs for the dummest reasons.
The charity, The Dogs Trust, rates the top ten worst reasons for dumping the mutt:
1. My dog doesn't match the sofa. (How about getting a new sofa?)
2. The dog looks evil and has different coloured eyes, just like David Bowie.
3. My black dog doesn't match the new carpet, can we swap him for a white dog?
4. My dog is too old, can we swap for a puppy or younger model? (Why not the spouse, too, while you're on a roll?)
5. My dog ate the Christmas turkey cooling on the worktop. (Labrador, by any chance?)
6. My pet guinea pig got worried with a dog in the house. (Doh.)
7. The dog opened all the presents on Christmas Eve. (Isn't that normal?)
8. An owner who accidentally knelt in dog doos while cleaning it up brought the dog in the next day.
9. A puppy bought as a present for an elderly couple with dementia.
10. The negative image of Staffordshire bull terriers because of their perceived resemblance to pit bulls. (Was it named Camilla?)
It's sad but true. Here in the Rogers household, the much loved mutt managed to achieve points 1, 4, 5, and 7. (Some would also say he came close on point 9 as well).
But none of that means he's out on the street, in fact he's an integral part of the Christmas mayhem and we wouldn't have it any other way. Besides, he really likes his pink and yellow crocheted bone cover.

Have a safe and happy summer break, enjoy this special edition of the Summer Sun and if you have to make a human pyramid, make sure you're on top in your silly socks.