A “revelation in feline dining” sounds like a new way to prepare cat, but apparently it isn’t. Cat owners can now offer their furry friends a soup course prior to the kibble entrée. Royale Broths come in four flavours, including “tuna, surimi & whitebait.” Sounds so good you could just try it yourself, eh.

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HEAPS of hair fell to the floor of Southern Cross Bar last Saturday. Three local girls stepped up and had their heads shaved in front of a large crowd. They raised thousands of dollars for Leukemia & Blood Cancer’s Shave for a Cure. Good on ya, gals!

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PETONE might consider a special crossing on Waione Street for web-footed pedestrians. Wellyword commuters had to slam on their brakes to avoid making pate out of a mother duck and her brood of ducklings. 

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A Wellyworder was vacationing in Rotorua with her family visiting from China when they decided to see a show. Needing six tickets for the group, the sister-in-law raised her pinkie finger to the box office attendant, whose face went pale and solemn. Her brother-in-law stepped in to say they needed six tickets and explain that’s the Chinese gesture for six. “Here, it’s a gang sign,” said the relieved box office attendant. The family are still wondering whether flashing the sign was the reason they got their tickets at such a big discount.