Who called the fun police?

Last weekend, in the wet and wild city of Dunedin, the New Zealand Rugby League team beat their English counterparts in the thriller to cement their spot in the finals of the four nations cup. That they played in Dunedin, my hometown, was something of a welcome surprise for the locals, proof that despite the astronomical costs involved, at least the new stadium there brings in a few new attractions to distract minds from all cost of their new white elephant. The locals no doubt had a jolly old time at the match but in true Dunedin fashion the carnage off the field would surely have been where all the action was.

For those of you not in the know, Dunedin is famous for being a real student town. The University sits right in the middle of a district of student housing ranging from the newly built to the barely standing. It is the centre of a thriving student culture during the University term and a virtual ghost town when the year ends and all those interlopers head back to where they came from.