NZ Herald columnist Sasha Borissenko recently penned an opinion piece on buying an apartment and surviving to tell the tale. Why are there so many hoops to jump through when buying property?; Melissa Vining and her late husband Blair shone a light on the need for better cancer care in Southland when Blair was diagnosed with terminal bowel cancer in 2018, now the Winton community has raised $50,000 towards the Southland Charity Hospital build; a lot of us don't carry cash to use at roadside stalls these days, so David Clarke developed the My Honesty Box app hoping technology can save tradition.