All sorts of bitches are jumping of the net, talk about Internet dating, it's a thing of the past. All you repressed dogs out there let me set you up with one of my supporters. The first... Read More

We've had a lot of passionate feedback following last week's column about water safety. Some of the responses are on the letters pages this week. Others, including many phone calls, confirm there are a lot of reasonable thinking people out there who... Read More

Yep, you have heard right. Red is back from her tofu-eating, roman sandal-wearing sojourn in the back blocks of Motueka. I don't know what she has been getting into down there but she has certainly worked up a head of steam. I am getting bitched at... Read More

There's been a fair amount of drama on the water this summer and most of it could have been avoided. Take the case of a family adrift off Maketu with no petrol, poor communication, no forecast, no flares, and no idea. They, and some other recent survivors... Read More

The life of a dog at this time of the year can be quite taxing. All we really need is plenty of recovery time between barbecues, but the demands of the season mean that there's a lot of dogly duties to be performed. This week, for instance, I've been... Read More

This contains more rabbiting and ranting than usual, due to what few braincells remain after the festive season being diluted by large quantities of ingested salt water. It is amazing to think that a brain, already packed with so many great ideas,... Read More

By now you are, I suppose like me, striving to overcome the food excesses from Christmas. Being the canine equivalent of a garbage disposal unit, as you know, this is my favourite time of the year. The ham bone was mine as were all the morsels that... Read More

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... Read More

Council finished the year with a hiss and a roar with the last full day of providing policy direction to staff for the upcoming District Plan review. Oh joy! This is where a plethora of new rules will attempt to make the city a better place for all... Read More

Welcome to the RR Christmas Special episode. It's been a bizarre week here at Sun headquarters, and the jury is out whether it's because of the pending Christmas silly season or climate change or the delayed effects of fluoride in the water. Or it... Read More

Christmas came early for me. Due to my extreme levels of handsomeness, I was invited this week to Animal Antics to be their pin-up boy model for the latest in canine haute couture - which is French for 'well-endowed dog.” I like these outings,... Read More

It's been wastewater week at Council. First up was the Wastewater Consent Status Annual Report at the wastewater management review committee. I can see you yawning already. But read on - you won't be yawning if your wastewater doesn't go when you... Read More