From afar

Watching the Hurricanes capitulate is like a car crash you can't look away from.

Sport is a big part of New Zealand culture, a fact reflected in the number of individuals who received Queen's Birthday honours in recognition of the time and energy invested in sport.

"I do not like green eggs and ham. I do not like them Sam I am." This is a well-known quote from the book Green Eggs and Ham by Dr Seuss published in 1960.

Why individuals are obsessed with trying to predict when the end of the world happens is beyond me.

In this day and age of online social networking, the public arena for athletes has expanded beyond the sports arena, media conference, after-match function, and physical public spaces.

It isn't often that I praise Australians in sport, but the recent passing of an Aboriginal athlete by the name of Lionel Rose struck a chord with me for some reason.

What a fairytale weekend. Waity Katie nabbed herself a prince and wowed the billions watching the small family affair with her dress, confidence and bridesmaid.

Easter and Anzac are times to think about the past and how others sacrificed so that we can live.

The recent announcement that Waikato-Bay of Plenty is the preferred site for New Zealand's Cycling Centre of Excellence has left the cycling community of Manawatu deflated and dejected.

Suggestions that television viewers for Super 15 rugby and National Rugby League games have plummeted by 50% raises the theory that fans can't be bothered watching.