Hi Kate. Gidday Wills.
Is ''North Islandisation'' a thing? Well, I'm going to use it in a sentence.
Never thought I would say this but BRAVO, Hilary Calvert.
Sixteen years. Sixteen.
It is far too soon, of course, to judge if the return of the New Zealand Open to Arrowtown has been an unqualified success.
Rugby season!
There have been some rather uncharitable comments in recent weeks about one of the major issues at the Winter Olympics in Sochi.
The Last Word is not much of a ''muso''. Which is to say, he is about as equipped to discuss musical issues as he is to analyse the markets, fix anything electrical and understand the enduring appeal of the common ice block.
Ah, the first week back in the office after three glorious weeks of summer - well, two days of summer and 19 days of the WORST SUMMER EVER.
It has been my experience that there are two main types of New Zealand cricket fan.
It is surprising more has not been made of the Taranaki rugby union's defection from the Hurricanes to the Chiefs.
There seems an obvious answer to the question of who might invest in a 49% stake of the Highlanders franchise.
The All Blacks can't scrum, they have not put together convincing back-to-back performances in ages, Richie's too old, Dan's too injured, everyone's getting a sabbatical, and world rugby is not really strong right now.
Dare to dream. Oh.
A New Zealand sporting crisis is when Richie McCaw decides it is time to retire.
Yes, I agree. With Liverpool doing reasonably well, and the Red Sox in the World Series, and North Otago in the Meads Cup final, it is a GREAT time to be a sports fan.
Sport is so cruel.
Well, it's over.
OPINION: The first point to make is that it is not necessarily a bad thing that the Highlanders are going through a mass exodus of players on a scale with any period in their history.
My 10 favourite moments from the 2013 Otago Ranfurly Shield reign.