The Blackcaps will be unbeatable when the top order fires and the bowlers all line up.

Bring on the cup.

Whilst I really enjoyed watching the game live and the crowd was simply fantastic and New Zealand's batting was absolutely fantastic – there are a couple of points I would like to make.

Our bowling, expect for Bond, was as you said, pretty crap.

And…

ACC's billboard bylaw is here.

Ike Finau's signs?!?! Well, some argued that free speech shouldn't be constrained by the same rules that govern the advertising of beer and cars... I'm just glad I wasn't involved in that debate.

Yeah, but my view was that if that's your perspective, you need to change the environmental bylaws,…

That said, I've wondered a number of times how my surname is correctly pronounced. Now some of the pronunciations I've gotten I know are wrong, but I've never even figured out how many syllables may name has, let alone where they split!

Any suggestions?

The 'ler' is silent.

Well, if you're standing for re-election this year I'm sure someone is going to ask you whether…

Do Community Board members and/or their decisions have any influence on Council decisions?

Does your Community Board have a view on this issue? Have you communicated it to your fellow City Vision colleague and Counciller. Bruce Hucker?

Will you also support no billboards during local authority and national elections?…

At the game in Gauteng (ie, in South Africa, not in Pakistan), a group of Pakistani supporters were abusing Gibbs and his team-mates and throwing objects from the crowd.…

J Patel is the first player of Asian extraction to play for NZ who was born here.

That's a little surprising. And will you look at that, Dipak was born in Nairobi. Cool.

Don’t get me wrong, our victory over Australia is amazing and I can barely remove the grin from my face today, but I couldn’t help thinking is this Hard News or a Woman’s Weekly cum Sports Café feel good piece?

Well, pardon me not finding something unhappy to say about…

It strikes me that Taylor's heritage is highlighted because a Black Cap cricketer of Samoan heritage is unusual – and a novelty. RB points out that there has only been one other.

Indian / Pakistani heritage players are not so unusual…

Such were the batting heroics yesterday, it would be easy to forget how… the real and important issue of the day in cricket slipped under the radar in recent weeks. Not a jot was mentioned recently about how South African cricketing hero Herschelle Gibbs was able to abuse…

Don’t get me wrong I think it’s great that Taylor’s made it, as is the fact that this current NZ team has a far more cosmopolitan and more reflective of NZ society look to it these days which is a great thing.

Which gets me thinking, why is Jeetan…

It's when billboards take up the front of (usually interesting, old) buildings that I don't like. Look at 223 Symonds Street – there's actually an old building under that giant Telecom billboard.

Bring back the rolling boobs of the click bra days!

Three is about as short as I can get it – any other takers...

Remember when 'facardism' was a briefly – though not briefly enough IMO – fashion in architectural vandalism? That's went you leave "significant architectural features" visible, when you've demolished everything behind the façade and put up an arse-ugly tower block. There's some fine examples on Queen Street and around Wellywood.…

http://content-nz.cricinfo.com/nzvaus/engine/current/match/251495.html

Why does NZ only get credit for only 337 Runs? They were tied for 336, and then Mccullum hit a 4 so shouldn't they get 340. This would make it an even greater victory for NZ, and an even higher score in NZ…

PS: Oddly enough, Parore got snotty when people insisted on pronouncing his name correctly ...

I'd have gone with Parore's name being pronounced however Parore wants it pronounced. If Stephen O'Regan thinks Stephen is pronounced Tipene, or Steven Colbert wants to be French I'm not going to stand in either's…

Good to see Taylor play so well, and Fulton and McMillan repay the faith that has been shown…

Can anyone possibly explain why the main-stream media keep on referring to Ross Taylor as a Samoan??

It's just one of those tags that media and game commentators depend on. They need to have A Fact to tell you about every single player. We used to play shot words with…

It's when billboards take up…

I see it as positive, by drawing attention to the multi-culturalism of our sports teams we remind ourselves that NZ is a South Pacific nation.

I agree. Taylor seems more than happy to talk about himself in terms of his Samoan heritage. Given that he's only the second Samoan New…

You never hear Scott Styris being referred to as the Australian Styris, and he was born there! And I’m pretty sure I’ve never heard Monty Paneasar being referred to as “The Indian”.

You can pick up on the multi-cultural angle when you watch them play.

I…

Another annoying feature of Auckland businesses is that few commercial premises have streets numbers visible so you can spend a long and fruitless search driving/walking up and down a length of road to locate the right building.

This gives me a faint twinge of nostalgia for New Zealand. My house…

Oh lovely... I've seen spreads in a Martha Stewart catalogue more interesting than that 'after' photo. Speaking of the Ken Lay of chintz, did anyone read the story in Canvas a couple of weeks back about Marthatowns', where you can live her fabulous life (sorta)... as long as you…

But…

Can anyone possibly explain why the main-stream media keep on referring to Ross Taylor as a Samoan??

http://www.sportsfreak.co.nz/forum/forum-posts.asp?TID=1202&PN=1&TPN=1

You'll notice that the Hair Co (Toni & Co) and the physio signs ahve been reduced in size. The real estate agents, cafe and antique shops signs have gone completely!

That's quite revealing. I think you could make a case that that big billboard isn't related to any of the businesses…

Another annoying feature of Auckland businesses is that few commercial premises have streets numbers visible so you can spend a long and fruitless search driving/walking up and down a length of road to locate the right building.

Oh yeah. And if a business' sign is parallel to the road, rather…

http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/news/council/200702/18/a04.asp

You'll notice that the Hair Co (Toni & Co) and the physio signs ahve been reduced in size. The…

There is a move…

Cos I'd really like to...

If you take a look at the photos in the HardCopy Herald (can't seem to find them in the e-version) you will see 2 photos of the small number of shops at…

I'm all for loosing the billboards – I bet 6 months after it comes in to effect people will realize how marketing had taken over far too much of the Auckland landscape and that in the end was a good move.

Possibly – although it's hardly a question that's convulsed…

If those City Vision councillors want to be one-term wonders, they're going the right way about it.

Surely that's what we need more of — councillors who are willing to act independently of their future election prospects.

[I personally support a bit of a clean up of Auckland's billboards, although…

And for all the 'lose of a $70mil industry"…

If you want to talk about visual pollution, how about the election hoardings (vandalised, often with obscene and offensive graffiti, more…