It is Rugby Sevens weekend [1] in Wellington and the atmosphere is palpable. That particular atmosphere can be summed up as “Meh.” It was once literally the hottest and hardest to get ticket in town,

I am proud to present the fifth episode of the pneumatically energetic Malthouse blog feature titled “Staff Profiles in Courage.” Yes, I have blatantly stolen the title of President John F Kennedy’s book but, in my defence, he did not write that book either. [1]

Cider has enjoyed a tremendous surge in popularity in New Zealand over the last few years, a growth that I actually predicted in print before it happened.

I'm back - a week earlier than both you and I really expected. But don't call it a comeback, I've been here for years. [1]

Throughout Wellington the Christmas trees are going up, tinsel is being strung jauntily from every available surface and businesses are driving shoppers mad with endless repeats of Mariah Carey’s “All I want for Christmas”, freaking “Snoopy’s Christmas” and anything from Michael Buble. [1]

In 1925, Albert Michelsen became the first man to run a true Marathon in under two and a half hours. In 1954, Roger Bannister was the first athlete to record a sub-four minute mile run. At the 1968 Olympics, Jim Hines became the first person to officially break the ten second barrier in the 100 metre sprint.