News Hound Ady & Flo

So here we are; the RWC is over and we collected a cup – very cool – the European invaders have stolen the Melbourne Cup again, the Rena is still out there and we have an election on the way.

I thought as it has been a little quiet, I would give you my take on who is collecting what.

As Flo has gone bush for an educational adventure, I am rounding up my bones and storing them in a safe place – mainly under the boss man's shoes. He will not mind, well, maybe.

Flo – champion bone stealer; so young, but being a Lab, what would I expect.

Rena – reef collector, on and on it goes, one day we will have the Astrolabe back.

John Key – vote collector, I hope he gets enough to try and get this place moving again.

Phil Goff – hope collector, as that is all he has.

Winston – elderly collector, he is like a retirement village magnet, it's over ‘Winnie'.

Hone – mana collector, don't come knocking at my door though as your ‘mana' vanished long ago.

Richie – knighthood collector extraordinaire , arise Sir Richie, 'you da man”.

Stephen Donald – beaver collector, dam, he at least did not choke and where is Waiuku anyway?

And here are a few that could not collect anything, even if they tripped over it:

Maritime NZ – kudos collectors, for getting Rena off the rocks – nope, never going to happen.

The French – eye collectors, also makers of the world worst cars and collectors of ‘Green Peace' Christmas function invites.

Tauranga City Council – collectors of so many glasses that are only half full, well no worries, something on the water front has to be better than what is there now?

Now you can come up with a few, only send us the good ones though.

It's Flo time, direct from the jungle of the Coromandel and hooked up to the ‘bush telegraph'.

Well, a quick note to say I have been having a grand old time here in the bush. There are so many new sights and sounds – including those dammed possums – I just don't know what to do with myself.

In fact, I have been enjoying the outdoors so much I haven't had the time to note them all down yet. So readers, I shall leave you hanging and next week I will share the full, uncut details of my wild Coromandel adventure – including my travel on the high seas.

Take it easy all.