The Black Caps' poor performance, the junk mail that overflows from the mailbox as Christmas approaches and long queues at the supermarket - they all annoy and frustrate thousands of New Zealanders.
After being crushed by a boat at Lake Wanaka, ODT journalist Philip Somerville spent five weeks experiencing the mercies, marvels and mistakes of Dunedin Hospital.
Former Otago Rebel netballer and the franchise's most capped player, Debbie White, has signed to play with the Northern Mystics this year. Sarah Harvey blows the whistle on her wardrobe.
Nigel Benson was as excited as we've seen him when he was offered a free holiday in a 21st century campervan late last year. But it turned into the holiday from hell.