The New Zealand rugby team. A.K.A the All Blacks for the color of their uniform, won team of the year at the Laureus World Sport Awards. This is the worst possible thing that could happen to New Zealand sport. What this is done, has given false credence to the myth that Rugby and the All Blacks are this global sporting Giant that the world loves, admires and has even heard of. What the New Zealand sporting media hasn't told the public, is that a good majority of the Judges are Ex Rugby Union players based in Europe. They also haven't told the public that, previous winners have included The South African Rugby Team and The English Rugby Team, and previous nominees have included The Australian Netball Team, The Australian Cricket Team and The Australian Rugby Team. So why is bad?? It's bad because the media in New Zealand will now absolutely rammed down the public's throat that the All Blacks are known as the greatest sporting team on the planet, that supersedes any oth...
( UPDATE: The group 350 Aotearoa will now allow the elderly to enter the store, congrats to them for that) An Open letter to 350 Aotearoa. We all agree that Climate change is real. We all agree that Banks should support Business that are kind to the environment. We all believe 100% in the right to protest. We all believe taking up a cause to help the planet. But what those handful of protestors did in Dunedin was downright disgusting. This wasn't standing your ground, this wasn't making a point, it wasn't standing up for what you believe in. It was self righteous, Narcissistic, over inflated sense of morality, it's the type of old time protest, the type I expect from a middle age man who went straight from high school, to teacher's college, to teaching at a University, but has never travelled or even own a passport. I'm sure you will all be celebrating yourselves , but that was repugnant. Several elderly people tried to walk into the bank, you could see this o...
Today is the tenth anniversary of this blog. I started this blog ten year ago. And not one bad post. And a mammoth 150K hits in ten years. Perhaps I should look to do other things? Time will tell.
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