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Thanks for your support guys. Its midnight here now and the end of a very long day. The rain has set in and there are still possibly hundreds of people trapped under rubble overnight. However, tomorrow we will hopefully begin the clean-up operation again and try to rebuild our city.

Hi guys, Earlier today Christchurch (New Zealand), my home town, suffered a major earthquake which has destroyed much of our central city. We have already had 65 confirmed deaths throughout the city, with many people trapped under rubble and in burning buildings. This is on the heels of a 7.1...

Just in regards to what snow was saying before, I'm not trying to make a statement about the the quality of polynesian football currently playing in college and the NFL. I don't get to see enough football or have an in-depth knowledge of the game to make those kind of judgements. All I wanted to...

You have to realise that most Polynesians playing in the NFL come from a very small pool of talent, namely American Samoa and those that live in the USA. There are far more polys throughout the Islands, NZ and Australia who play rugby instead. While the polynesian body type might suit itself...

Anyone catch what Tony Kornheiser said about Peyton Hillis on PTI today? Talking on the significance of Hillis running for 1,000 yards, Kornheiser said because of peoples preconceptions of white athletes, white running backs have to be better than their black counterparts to get the same...

I don't know why people think Dan Carter is a maori, neither of his parents look anything other than European. I guess in New Zealand, if you have a tan, people automatically assume you're part Maori!

You've got to take into account in New Zealand there are a lot of European New Zealanders who have got some Maori blood, and that there are no Maori who don't have European blood. Guildford and Maitland might be considered Maori by a lot of people within New Zealand, but outside of NZ no-one...

From a New Zealander's perspective, I don't have a huge amount of sympathy for Polynesian players in the NFL as they seem to be highly over-represented anyway. It is interesting though how they are stereotyped in a similar manner to white players and pigeonholed into playing predominately...

Former All Black Andy Haden has stirred up a big debate in New Zealand, claiming that NZ's most successful Super 14 franchise, the Canterbury Crusaders, have a racially based selection policy. Funnily enough, this policy is intended to reduce the number of non-white players in the Crusaders...

Inglis is definitely not white - he's part aborigine. There have been several league players who have rumoured to be targeted by NFL teams, all of them polynesian. Willie Mason, Inglis and Manu Vatuvei. I don't think there is any realistic chance of these guys switching over though. Rugby...

This thread is seriously some of the most depressing stuff I've read in a long time. The double standard is so blatant it would be funny if it wasn't so tragic. The worst thing is though, this situation is only going to get worse. In order to overhaul the NFL, there needs to be a complete...

Just for comparison, here is the longest recorded place kick in a rugby match - 70 yards 8 inches by Paul Thorburn in 1986! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTtTbcfwCMA

The influx of South Africans to NZ has been very noticeable especially in the last couple of years. While there has always been a steady flow of immigrants from SA and Zimbabwe, in the last year or so it has picked up significantly. 2 years ago my church had only one South African family in...

In NZ we do have quite restrictive immigration policies, but I'd doubt they were the most restrictive in the world. To get into NZ, you basically have to be able to speak/read/write English fluently, have good character and health, and a decent level of education and work experience. Of course...

I wouldn't be surprised if the Phoenicians were of a similar cultural/genetic heritage as the the biblical Canaanites. If you read the Old Testament, God commanded the Israelites to take over the lands of Canaanites in what became the Kingdom of Israel but also the lands which contained the...