Our ten most popular features this year were a mixed bunch – from ice baths and New Zealand's first man to shoes for larger-footed women and the perfect roast potato.
Ice baths: a ‘bone-chilling waste of time’
A new study has thrown cold water on the use of ice baths for muscle recovery, finding they are a complete waste of time.
All Blacks take an ice bath. Photo: YOUTUBE / All Blacks
Who are you wearing, Clarke Gayford?
TV presenter, producer and first husband Clarke Gayford fronts up.
Photo: twitter
Steve Keen: the coming crash
Australian Steve Keen was one of only a handful of economists to predict the Global Financial Crisis.
Steve Keen Photo: YouTube screenshot
Rabbits riding on sheep
Mosgiel farmer Ferg Horne was looking after his neighbour's sheep while he was away in Russia when the floodwaters came through the Taieri Plains on Friday.
Three rabbits found sitting on sheep during recent flooding on the Taieri plains. Photo: Supplied/Ferg Horne
Designer shoes for larger feet
An Auckland woman who created a shoe business after struggling to find pairs to fit size 10 and above has found plenty of other women face the same problem.
Gustavia Lui Photo: supplied
Ten things girls need most
One in five girls has a diagnosed anxiety disorder, according to Australian psychologist Steve Biddulph, who says girlhood has become more lonely, pressured and unkind.
Photo: 123rf
The country that ended homelessness
While New Zealand struggles with a lack of affordable houses, one Nordic country has come up with a permanent solution.
Homelessness is an issue for people after the Christchurch earthquakes Photo: Public Domain
'It sets you up to make you feel inadequate'
It's 'criminal' how difficult the welfare system is to navigate, even for people who can advocate for themselves, an Auckland actor says.
Chelsie Preston Crayford Photo: Auckland Actors
How to achieve a perfect roast potato
Niki Bezzant spent several weeks - and many oven hours - researching the roast potato methods of famous cooks, local foodies and Facebook friends. She tells us what she learned.
Photo: Supplied/Niki Bezzant
Have we squandered our paradise?
It was once a wealthy, relatively equal country, but New Zealand is now paying the price for a misguided attempt to fix it with trickledown economics, according to an Auckland author.
Photo: 123RF
