New Zealand's youngest ever killer rejailed for parole breach...

New Zealander Bailey Junior Kurariki is back in jail after allegedly breaching his parole conditions by using drugs.

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I really know nothing about this impending policy. I throw it open for your discussion:

"The Real ID Act and How to Take Action Against It & Say No!"

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Which are safer, the old or the new light bulbs? The NZ Government wants to ban the old ones, but it has just been reported that the new ECO bulbs contain mercury and should be handled carefully if broken - don't vacuum up the pieces - use cellotape or a damp cloth to collect the pieces and put them in a bag and dispose of them at a recycling centre.

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Join the Trinity debate that has proven popular at many of my blogsites - what is your opinion?

The following has proven very popular at a number of my blogsites. You may be interested. Please read on!

Should we believe in the Trinity - the Trinity debate? Write your opinion. Give us your opinion - it is important!

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I don't feel very proud to be a New Zealander this morning. Why? Read on!

Even after co-operating with an armed robber on Saturday; even after putting his arms in the air to indicate his co-operation,30 year old liquor store co-owner, Navtej Singh, father of three young daughters, was gunned down, execution - style by an armed robber with a .22 rifle.

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AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ATTEMPTED TO LAND UFO AT EAST ANGLIAN AIRFIELD IN ENGLAND...

First published at Qassia:

The most comprehensive British Government files on UFO activity are opened to the public for the first time today and they disclose that even airtraffic controllers and police officers have seen mysterious craft in the skies over Britain.

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Arthroscopy: Part2 : Why is arthroscopy necessary?

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Arthroscopy: Part 1. What is Arthroscopy?

What is Arthroscopy? it is a surgical procedure that our orthopaedic surgeons use to visualise, diagnose and treat problems within our joints.

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The free trade deal with China has been signed in Beijing today; It's estimated to be worth $300 million to NZ.

New Zealand has scored a significant coup in China, becoming the first western nation to sign a free trade deal with the world's fastest growing economy.

Prime Minister Helen Clark says the deal is much more comprehensive than anticipated when negotiations began three years ago.

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A New Zealand Orion patrol aircraft spotted the Japanese whaling fleet heading for the Antarctic Ross sea, heightening concerns the Japanese will begin hunting in New Zealand's Antarctic territory.

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The Australian born Hollywood actor Heath Ledger has died, aged 28 years.

One of the "Brokeback Mountain" stars, Heath Ledger was found dead in his New York apartment. Another young actor is victim to the curse of the Hollywood dream machine

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We continue with the Ear to the Ground Series for the first time in 2008, our English quotations series, which some enjoy.

Dear Me! This exclamation of surprise or mild dismay is perhaps no more than an euphenism for DAMN ME - a phrase that in more prudish times was considered profane. How times have changed.

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We continue our journey through the formation of the English language.

"Dressed to the Nines":

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The conqueror of Mount Everest has died. The giant of the forest has fallen!

New Zealand mourns the death of Sir Edmund Hillary, arguably the greatest New Zealander in living memory; he died last Friday of a heart attack at Auckland Hospital after a long illness. He was 88 years old.

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An electronic cigarette which could give smokers their nicotine hit without all those harmful ingredients which presently exist in cigarette smoke might actually help them to beat their addiction, New Zealand scientists claim.

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Young Liam's final ride - his parents devastated by his death in a security van in August 2006.

A most tragic case of parents tough love gone so sadly wrong - their youngest son loses his life!

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We continue with the Ear to the Ground Series for the first time in 2008, our English quotations series, which some enjoy.

Dear Me! This exclamation of surprise or mild dismay is perhaps no more than an euphenism for DAMN ME - a phrase that in more prudish times was considered profane. How times have changed.

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I think sometimes we take ourselves and our lives too seriously. Any time I can find a little story that will let us relax a little, listen and have a good laugh or two, I feel I have done a little good for humankind. Read on friends.

During a visit to the mental asylum, a visitor asked the Director how do you determine whether or not a patient should be institutionalized.

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Why is a smartly dressed person sometimes referred to as DRESSED TO THE NINES? One theory suggests an allusion to a very high standard, nine marks out of a possible ten.

This does not sound very convincing; nor does the theory that the expression refers to the nine Muses - a group of sister goddesses in Greek mythology who each protected or sponsored one of the arts.

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An Ear to the Ground Series - Part Six - "Curry Favour"...

We continue with our 'Ear to the Ground Series' today: Curry Favour.

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