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by Geraldine Roper

I know – you’re thinking, ‘Not another piece about the All Blacks’. But I just can’t help myself.

If it makes it any better, this isn’t another cheap stab about how they are the most consistent team in the world, yet they can’t win the one thing that matters.

No, this is about Doug Howlett and his supposed disgrace. Read more

by Thea Knight

Grief stricken kiwis can find solace in the web after a shattering All Blacks loss.

With thousands of depressed fans across the country many have found an electronic outlet for their feelings.

Some turned to social networks to express their anger over the loss. Numerous Bebo pages have been created to express anti-Wayne Barnes sentiment. Read more

by Shawn Ashley

“We were screaming, running around and singing our national anthem.”

This was the reaction of Eva Roumégoux , a third year business major, currently doing a semester abroad, after watching France’s victory over the All Blacks in the Rugby World Cup Quarter-Final Game.

Eva was one of five students from France who had woken up at eight in the morning early on October 6^th to watch the game. Read more

by Lydia Brewer

Unless you’ve been living under a rock since the weekend, you would have heard about New Zealand’s disappointing defeat in the Rugby World Cup on Sunday morning.

I say disappointing not because of the sadness of the actual event, but more in reference to the fairness of the game.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not the biggest rugby fan, but I can watch a game along with any other red-blooded New Zealander. Read more

by Pinky Khanna

Cricket! Cricket! Cricket!

What’s so good about it that the Indians (mostly living in India) don’t want to encourage any other sport?

Of course there are some who do like sports other than cricket, but are not encouraged or appreciated enough.

For example, hockey (which happens to be the “national sport” of the country) has barely received any recognition over the years. Read more

by Jackie Tran Van

Whether you love it or hate it our national game will draw passion from within you.

The lead up was such that the hours until kick-off were counted down with precision by the media.

How has it come to be that our news programmes, the place we go to find credible reports of what’s happening in our country and the world, has become yet another avenue for rugby to saturate the nation? Read more

by Rochelle Grace

Celebrities reinforce the constant reminder that we need to stay gorgeous, fitter and younger.

A way that some gyms around the world are trying to promote fitness and health is to open 24 hours a day.

This unique service has been introduced to get more people to use gyms, and have been doing so by catering to the needs of different lifestyles. Read more

by Matt Critton

What Kiwi, you might ask, would care about American football while the All Blacks are on their way to a rugby world cup title?

Better yet, what Kiwi cares about American football at all?

Few, if any, New Zealanders even know what the NFL is. However, I have been an avid supporter of the National Football League, and its top quarterback, Brett Favre, for as long as I can remember. Read more

by Niko Kloeten

The fights are scripted, the acting is cheesy and the lycra speedos are vomit-inducing.

But millions of people worldwide still tune in to watch WWE, the world’s largest professional wrestling brand.

WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) is a billion-dollar corporation that owns the Raw and Smackdown television franchises, as well as ECW (Extreme Championship Wrestling). Read more

by Sam Mickell

Kiwi icon Dave Dobbyn will perform for guests inside New Zealand’s giant rugby ball at the upcoming Rugby World Cup.

Dobbyn’s ballads have become so synonymous with kiwi culture he is regarded a living and breathing national treasure.

His melodies have charmed and inspired kiwi audiences for over 25 years Read more