The Last Word is not much of a ''muso''. Which is to say, he is about as equipped to discuss musical issues as he is to analyse the markets, fix anything electrical and understand the enduring appeal of the common ice block.
Ah, the first week back in the office after three glorious weeks of summer - well, two days of summer and 19 days of the WORST SUMMER EVER.
It has been my experience that there are two main types of New Zealand cricket fan.
It is surprising more has not been made of the Taranaki rugby union's defection from the Hurricanes to the Chiefs.
There seems an obvious answer to the question of who might invest in a 49% stake of the Highlanders franchise.
The All Blacks can't scrum, they have not put together convincing back-to-back performances in ages, Richie's too old, Dan's too injured, everyone's getting a sabbatical, and world rugby is not really strong right now.
Dare to dream. Oh.
A New Zealand sporting crisis is when Richie McCaw decides it is time to retire.
Yes, I agree. With Liverpool doing reasonably well, and the Red Sox in the World Series, and North Otago in the Meads Cup final, it is a GREAT time to be a sports fan.
Sport is so cruel.
Well, it's over.
OPINION: The first point to make is that it is not necessarily a bad thing that the Highlanders are going through a mass exodus of players on a scale with any period in their history.
My 10 favourite moments from the 2013 Otago Ranfurly Shield reign.
Bravo to the North Otago Rugby Football Union for drawing a line in the sand over the growing issue of referee abuse.
So the Chiefs appear set to win their second consecutive Super rugby title.
When I think of Jamie Mackintosh, three images come to mind.
Stirring up . . . There was, believe it or not, one really good thing to come out of the Nuggets' humiliation in Invercargill last weekend.
Don't panic! Like most football fans, I'm still in a state of semi-shock following news earlier this week of Sky Sport losing rights to the English Premier League.
My column will be a little different this week.
Seeing the British and Irish Lions on tour in Australia naturally leads to recollections of their 2005 visit to these shores.
