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This morning is Rugby Day kids nationwide are being driven by to their rugby ground destinations. The rural kids especially have to drive many kilometers to play against their opposition and Billy and his Otautau team mates are in that category. As Jude and Kimberley were in Dunedin last night at a concert, it was my job to get up early and make the 55 kilometer trip to Sandy Point, Invercargill’s main Gathering point for multiple club and school rugby. Awaking to a foggy and very cold morning of 0°C it was obvious to be dressed in winter warmth. Heading off to Invercargill a mediumRead More →

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Today Billy has rugby at Drummond for grading day, three 20 minute games against three different teams which starts at 1100hrs and Tessa has netball at 1330hrs at Winton. The weather is threatening but hopefully hangs off until later tonight. And Arlie tries her hand at Badminton. The first game played was against Riverton, it was a fairly even game with good attacking from both sides, Otautau’s appeared a bit rusty but manage to hold their own against Riverton, overall good forward play. The second game was against Waiau Star, this was a tough watch as Waiau Star showed how well they have jelled afterRead More →

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This week Jude and I thought it was time to give the farm and its habitants a break and support the grandchildren in their sports. First was on Sunday at Turnbull Thompson watching Russell playing Football for his team Queens Park Football Club (QP) against Waihopai. The weather was absolutely pathetic lol, with constant rain, at least it wasn’t too cold and only a light breeze and a good set of wet weather gear kept us happy and fortunately they were on the artificial turf. Russell is playing well and we have enjoyed watching him develop into a fine player. Right from the kick offRead More →

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Above Picture – Tom shows he’s getting the hang of it. With the weather promising to be a good day we decided to join Tom and Kimbo at Colac Bay and watch Tom smash a few waves. Jude and I were in charge of the BBQ , Blake was the deterrent of other unwanted K-9s plus I was the man in charge of the photography for the morning. Lot of others surfers had the same idea to hit Colac Nay for some pretty good sets coming in. All in all a fantastic day.Read More →