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As If Lawnmower Races Weren't Thrilling Enough
Lawnmower racing may or may not be the national sport of New Zealand; we're not clear on our Kiwi stereotypes. But we do know this: any mower race that ends in fisticuffs is automatically the best mower race of all time....
New Zealand's All Blacks Get Into The Viral Video Business
This ad for the Rugby Channel shows the Kiwis have caught up to American sports drink manufacturers in using CGI-aided commercials. Not the Mike Vick one, though; that was real....
Ten-Year Ban For Whipping Out His Junk
One of New Zealand's premier lawn bowlers is facing a decade-long ban from the sport after he "flopped out my old fella" to tell his teammates they were "playing like dicks." New Zealand's a strange, strange place....
World Cup Open Thread: Paraguay-New Zealand; Slovakia-Italy
Can the All Whites eke out their first win? Will the Italians join the ignoble list of champions to not advance from the group stages? Follow along at home and comment below....
World Cup Open Thread: Italy-New Zealand (UPDATE: Vaffanculo!)
Can New Zealand shock the reigning champs? Or will the Azzurri grind the plucky All Whites into the ground with their jackboots? Watch the match and comment below. FINAL: New Zealand 1, Italy 1. Wow....
Pobody's Nerfect In Australasia
America doesn't have a monopoly on jingoistic, inaccurate headlines. The Sydney Morning Herald celebrates New Zealand's unlikely draw by labeling them "Australasia." [SMH]...
World Cup Open Thread: New Zealand-Slovakia
Here we go, Day 5. The unfortunately (and accurately?) named All Whites take on the mighty Fightin' Jondas of Slovakia. Who to root for? Hostel was set in Slovakia. That is all....
Mooning Spectator Causes Rally Car Crash
Unpredictable terrain. Wild weather. Nothing can break the singular focus of the rally car driver. Except, evidently, one random fellow at the side of the road with his pants around his ankles....
When Golf Meets Cliff Diving
A New Zealand man fell 100 feet off a cliff while looking for his golf ball yesterday. Looks like someone read that article on how valuable lost balls are. [New Zealand Herald]...
New Zealand Athlete Needs Escort To The Olympics
Logan Campbell, a taekwando fighter from New Zealand, needs money to fund his bid for the 2012 Olympics, because $NZ300,000 is a lot of money, currency calculator reveals. Campbell's plan? Open a brothel. But of course!...
Easter In New Zealand Seems Festive
When there's a "Great Easter Bunny Hunt" in America it usually involves laughing children carrying wicker baskets filled with Cadbury eggs. But in New Zealand it involves 14,799 bloody bunny carcasses....
That's Never Been MY Experience
Do me a favor. Click this link, check out the headline, then come back. I'll wait....
The Haka Scares Me
That is the Haka of the All Blacks, New Zealand's national rugby team. I don't know how the Australians fared on that particular day, but if I played on an opposing team, and I saw those guys doing that dance, I would run like hell in the opposite direction while screaming about my plans for immedia...