Clik here to view.
Basin day two report
Saturday at the Basin may turn out to be the most blogged about day ever, with Hadyn, and Ben doing write ups, and Robyn filing a n00b report. Here’s how my day went. Day one went fantastic for the...
View ArticleNZ’s sporting JFK moments
The Guardian has a list of six JFK moments, the ones so significant that the where-you-were and the who-you-were-with is tattooed (JFK moments are often painful) permanently on your brain. So what are...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Filling the basin
Sportzfreak and the Beige One have blogged on Fill The Basin, Sunday afternoon’s benefit match for viictims of the Canterbury earthquake. Here’s my thoughts: How much fun was it? Cricket is the perfect...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Flogging a dead 2011
2011 was the year you could say ‘it’s all happening’ and be right. Earthquakes. An election. A world cup. What didn’t happen? Here’s a quick round up. Rugby World Cup As a nation, New Zealand did the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Some say this post is a Clarkson tribute
Jeremy Clarkson is pretty much my first read in a Sunday Star Times. Yes, he’s a loud mouth with a haircut and dress sense worse than stablemate James May, which is no small achievement, but on paper,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Walk in the park
The Herald went big on Jeremy Wells‘ ‘Victoria Park as a cricket test venue’ proposal on Saturday with Steve Deane and Dylan Cleaver chipping in with editorials, and an epic ‘your views’ page. Let’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hair-ee situation
Sportsfreak was kind enough to include this one in his sporting pics of the week slot. Amazing what you find when you patronise shops called things like ‘2 Cheap’. But what’s this – a quick google...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Auckland man can’t get off Team NZ bandwagon and onto ‘pack of chokers’...
NEWSDESK: Auckland’s Dave Towbarr has switched boats mid-race as it were. Ten days ago, he was clad in red socks and planning several celebratory sick days to drink pre-mixed bourbon and cola. Today,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What goes on tour
This October and early November just gone, I was in Bangladesh with the BLACKCAPS. My job at NZC is digital and communication advisor – mainly, I’m behind a laptop, so getting to go away with the team...
View ArticleGive us that microphone
On Sunday I was interviewed by Colin Peacock for Radio New Zealand’s Mediawatch show (again) about the Alternative Commentary Collective, the travelling band of commentators who covered the glorious...
View Article
