Interests

Denis Robinson has compiled a moving tribute to Christchurch with a collection of paintings of the city as it was before the devastating earthquakes of 2010 and 2011.

The internet can be a pretty scary place. I can understand people's concern, especially with recent press releases about how the CIA use information of people online to catch criminals, and spy on the nation.

My first father-in-law was Cecil James Crawford. He was what you used to call a good, old-fashioned neighbourhood cop. In the fifties, his beat was where he lived. And he kept a lid on an area that had the potential to turn rough.

Mighty Rome decided that the system in place was just to difficult to manage and the Romans needed something that would become world wide in use, so they set to work make a calendar that would be used throughout their whole empire.

We have been researching these scams now for more than two years and we have yet to come across one that is bona fide in other words for real.

More yarns from 'Big Al' Lester, the modern-day master of the hunting genre.

Some interesting thoughts and teasers to keep you up at night.

Be inspired to cook delicious meals any day of the week with Food in a Minute: Everyday Cookbook.

Believe it or not was the third most Googled question by New Zealanders in 2011.

A top priority for any social networking site is engagement and interaction, and as the number of friends grow for their users, these sites are constantly developing tools that will target appropriate content to the user.