I apologise for a lack of depth in some areas, my favoured news website has cancelled much of it's meaningful content because of the rugby.
LOCAL NEWS
Some knob end crashed a speedboat into a sandbank, and then his girlfriend left him there. Pretty funny.
New anti-spam laws came into effect in New Zealand this week, which has meant I have been getting lots of spam from people asking me to opt in to things I have been trying to stop for years.
Magpies are attacking people in Christchurch, it's nesting season. They don't know what to do. It's dead simple if you ask me.
A 17 year old male died in a fight at a party in Herne Bay. Hannah was at a party not far away that night, although they were finished about two hours before the incident was still a little close to home.
Lots of chaos on roads, a child died when a minivan went down a bank in Hawkes Bay, two teenage girls died in south island when their car hit a power pole. A paraplegic Christchurch City Councillor was wiped out on his bicycle by a car in Christchurch and killed.
Meanwhile, police did nothing to enhance our confidence in them by telling us that the death of a man who was run over on a rural road (he was lying down on it) was "a tragedy that could have been avoided". No. Really?
Ridiculous fuss this week over the Corrections Minister letting a suspended prison officer play in the ridiculously unimportant public servant rugby world cup in France. Who cares?
WORLD NEWS
Hilarious scuffle in Australia during APEC when a tv comedy show sent three cars in a mini motorcade through all the security right up to GWs hotel, only for a guy dressed like Osama to come out of the car. Sydney has been shut down for the duration, been chaotic.
Adventurer Steve Fosset went MIA in a fancy high altitude aircraft. It does not look good.
REAL SPORT
Hannah went to U16 girls training to work with Ianeta ('neta for short), who is New Zealand U15 goalie. She was very nice, I know her reasonably well from U14 Nationals last year.
The Piranhas won 12-2 over St Marys 2. Hannah played in goal again for the Marlins (the team Rory coaches) and they had close 7-5 win.
Rory's B team beat Tauranga 10-1. Rory did not score, which is unusual, but probably a good thing for the team.
Rory has 16A playoffs this coming weekend on Sunday, in Auckland thankfully.
SPORT
The Frogs weren't too happy in the opening games against the Argies, losing 12-17. The All Blacks beat a team. It's thoroughly stupid at this point, with too many knob-end teams. Meanwhile the press wax lyrical about meaningless results and it's all just total bollocks.
Canterbury defended the shield on Friday night, Auckland beat Northland by a relatively narrow margin, 33-25. Waikato scraped past Tasman 25-23.
The Warriors lost in their first semi-final narrowly to the Parramatta Eels but they get a second go against Townsville.
MY SAD LIFE
I saw Koos this week, he popped in at lunchtime on Wednesday. During the day does seem to be the only option to see people unless they hang around at a pool.I am sure most people think we are just being rude.
I took Rory and two others (Maddie from Hannah's soccer team, and Ella who I had never met) to Ponsonby Intermediate to adjudicate at a debate for Rory's old teacher. I sat in on the debate because there was sod all else to do. They did well, apart from Rory's phone vibrating twice. They gave good feedback to everyone in each team.
It was Matt's fourth birthday on Thursday. I didn't forget, honest. I just didn't quite manage to call.
Hannah did not go to the Auckland rep soccer trial, because it is for tournament same date as polo Nationals so there was no point. Bit disappointing, but makes sense I guess. She went to a rehearsal for the show instead, which is on this week. Her tap exam was on Saturday, so dancing workload is dropping right off now.
On Saturday, Rory and I went to Tauranga for a game of water polo for the U16B team, that he really shouldn't be playing for any more. There was the bare seven players, which is why he was required. It was a pretty long day, six and a half hours on the road, not real impressed but you do what you have to.
The driving lessons continue, he drove on the motorway for the first time on Sunday. I now see an additional application for adult continence products.
ANTI-SPAM LEGISLATION
I am supposed to have asked you for permission to keep sending this. I did. You just forgot I did and you said you wanted to keep getting it. If you don't remember you may need to consult a physician.
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Well said.
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