![Over winter, whiskers are often singed.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170617052837im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/q/f/q/x/image.related.StuffSplash.300x400.1jqgw6.13odm0.png/1497672369693.jpg)
The cat's whiskers
PAWS AND CLAWS: Just don't let them burn. Also watch your friend's chin, they get acne too.
Couple still strong after 75 years
Cyril and Beryl Norris were married on June 27, 1942, and celebrate their 75th anniversary next week
New fire manager appointed
Gary Ward is excited to be leading Whanganui's fire service through a big change.
Caged eggs here to stay
But many people are going out of their way to avoid them as free range takes hold.
Uncovering history
MEMORY LANE: Old survey plans in a Palmerston North building bring the past to light.
Health budget blunder
![MidCentral District Health Board will lose $5.5m after a faux pas by the Ministry of Health.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170617052837im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/2/u/6/8/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ju2kj.png/1497672952158.jpg)
4:15 PM MidCentral will hand back $5.5 million after it was given more money than planned.
Head cases
About 35,000 Kiwis suffer mild brain injuries every year. Are we doing enough about them?
Marist growing in confidence
![Graham Craven has had help on defence in recent weeks from his brother Joe.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170617052837im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/a/v/x/2/2/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jtsxf.png/1497578623599.jpg)
Palmerston North Marist has done brilliantly in the last three weeks to extricate themselves from the bottom of the Central League.
Brewer: Smash them straight away
![Turbos loose forward Harrison Brewer is supporting the British and Irish Lions.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170617052837im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/s/w/r/s/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jsl3e.png/1497574927959.jpg)
Getting in the faces of New Zealand teams and smashing them early is the key for the British and Irish Lions' success according to the Manawatu Turbos' resident Irishman Harrison Brewer.
When the rules don't work
![Dennis Slade thinks a yellow card in football should mean five minutes on the sideline.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170617052837im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/s/y/z/e/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1js1v9.png/1497574821077.jpg)
OPINION: Recent developments in sport coaching models all stress the importance of understanding the rules of the game and how you can apply that understanding to your tactical advantage.
Driven by racism
![For Zest, Life, Tempo Recipes, food styling and photography by Emma Boyd. Cauliflower pizza.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170617052837im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/5/b/p/1/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jrzcy.png/1497606501462.jpg)
OPINION: Decision to stop delivering to the mean streets of Rotorua doesn't sit well.
Don't write off the Lions yet
![Jack McGrath of the Lions looks dejected after their defeat by the Highlanders at Forsyth Barr Stadium.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170617052837im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/r/w/u/a/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jrr4e.png/1497475161250.jpg)
OPINION: To dismiss the Lions after two games was too soon. After four games, we still can't.
Learning is not a business
![Massey University](http://web.archive.org./web/20170617052837im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/q/y/4/i/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jqyca.png/1497318708010.jpg)
OPINION: For-profit education is not in our best interests, writes Damian Ruth.
Beware identity politics
![If we took identity politics to its extreme we wouldn't celebrate Christmas, says Karl Du Fresne.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170617052837im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/q/0/1/q/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jq1ag.png/1497326894115.jpg)
OPINION: If cultural appropriation were taken to its extreme we'd be pretty bored, says Karl Du Fresne.
Our lessons from British election
![UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn made up considerable ground against the Conservatives, but not enough to force a change ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170617052837im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/o/v/o/8/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jpjty.png/1497243587246.jpg)
OPINION: British Prime Minister Theresa May has gambled everything and lost.
The cat's whiskers
![Over winter, whiskers are often singed.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170617052837im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/q/f/q/x/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jqgw6.png/1497583510953.jpg)
PAWS AND CLAWS: Just don't let them burn. Also watch your friend's chin, they get acne too.
Uncovering history
![John Farquhar, left, descendant of surveyor Hugh Farquhar, looks at old survey maps with Peter Shelton.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170617052837im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/r/x/c/q/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jrx8r.png/1497407855875.jpg)
MEMORY LANE: Old survey plans in a Palmerston North building bring the past to light.
What next? Who knows
![What Next presenters Nigel Latta and John Campbell.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170617052837im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/t/8/d/h/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jt8tj.png/1497511492072.jpg)
TUNNEL VISION: The new Campbell-Latta partnership is worth a watch, writes Malcolm Hopwood.
Novel approach to Matariki
![Hiwaiterangi Poutini Manley-Green, 7 months, of Whanganui, is named after one of the stars in the Matariki cluster. Her ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170617052837im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/s/4/9/p/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jqvzo.png/1497495429940.jpg)
Author and illustrator Rebecca Larsen has taken inspiration from Palmy Rocks this Matariki.