In 1973 a local Auckland band nearly won a TV "new talent" show and erupted onto the underground music scene. The band was a group of Auckland university students going under the name of Split Enz, lead by a lad from Te Awamutu - Tim Finn. Split Enz gained a cult following here and in Australia, a…

International Rugby Events European Union Rugby World Cup New Zealand 2011 England's Rugby World Cup aspirations were spoiled after the French took revenge for their World Cup defeats of 2007 and 2003 and triumphed, this came in a match when the England teams flaws were revealed during the Q…

International Rugby Events European Union Rugby World Cup New Zealand 2011 The Quarter Finalists for the 2011 Rugby World Cup have been finalized following the Final Pool Match between Italy and Ireland. New Zealand, England, Ireland and South Africa all won their respective pools and progress…

Obama urged Congress to pass stalled trade bills and said he wants tax cuts for the middle class and unemployment benefits extended. A fine example of the piss-poor job of reporting that the kiwis are doing. To read their news, Obama was standing on high moral ground through the entire debacle and…

New Zealandish MP Gareth Hughes asks: I'm looking for help and support to draft a 'fair use' private members' bill to amend Copyright Act And this corner is more than happy to oblige. The following amendments, which might have to be re-phrased and re-formatted to conform to New Zealandian legislativ…