Dave Spence, the oldest living Central Districts Cricket Association🏏 FC rep, celebrated his 95th birthday at Gosford yesterday. He's in good form and still plays bowls. Spence is NZ's third oldest FC player after Canterbury's Doug Reid (96) and Wellington's Trevor McMahon (95).

wondering if there will be radio comms in NZ of the ICC Champions Trophy cricket in Pakistan and Dubai - assume Test Match Special will cover it! Sport Nation NZ - please send Ben Strang and Daniel McHardy to provide comms! #crossedfingers

the kid looks very good yes, but gee, the bowling looks ordinary!

The inquiry into the misuse of census data is hugely damning and muddies NZ's reputation for fair elections. It would not have existed without the hard work of whistleblowers and Andrea Vance - journalism matters!

have really been enjoying the Test Match Special comms out of Pakistan - thanks v much Henry Moeran Alexandra Hartley Aatif Nawaz and others - hopefully you will call a NZ finals win later this week!

I love this -I think its great MPs on all sides can share the task of patting the dog :) #bi-pat-tisan

big news for all the political nerds!

I hope this 14 year old is ready for the attention he is about to get!

Six months after Faye Phelps was murdered by a mental health patient, the second killing involving a patient from Hillmorton Hospital in Christchurch in just over two years, her daughter is seeking answers. rnz.co.nz/news/national/…

My colleague Sam Sherwood with the latest on this story -

woohoo! Congrats!

More than 5000 complaints of shoplifting below $500 were not forwarded for investigation while a controversial police directive was in place, documents released to RNZ reveal. rnz.co.nz/news/national/…

video of the day!

good story worth reading

where's my (former) colleague Ben Strang - hoping he gets a run this summer!

A drunk, unlicensed driver who killed two people in a crash while driving up to 139km/h on the wrong side of the road has been released into the community without a conviction due to a brain injury he suffered in the collision. rnz.co.nz/news/national/…

Harry Brook walking to give England a potentially significant 1-0 lead in the all important #MoralAshes

Why did England pick an out and out spinner to tour Australia & going into the 4th Test he’s not been selected.? If they thought he was good enough at the start he should’ve played by now. Or it’s it case of we ain’t scoring enough runs so we sacrifice the spinner? Baffling Ashes

worth watching! Every best wish to Usman Khawaja and his family

A post Ashes Under the Southern Cross. Sung on the Thank You Uzzie sign, led by Carey and Khawja arm in arm. How good