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Meet Donald…
I found this undiscovered talent when I was in New Zealand earlier in the month. We hit it off right away and quickly became friends. Anything that has a flare for performance, I feel needs to be encouraged and eventually promoted. So I have decided to take this dancing dude under my wing and am now teaching him the ropes. I look at myself as a mentor to this up and coming star.
This video was taken just after Donald (His stage name, his real identity is hidden for security …

With the weather warm now arriving more often in Sydney, I am getting as much time on Sydney Harbour as I possibly can. I think it’s that common trend, where every Sydney-Sider can feel winter disappearing and Summer on its way. But because Summer is on its way not here every good day we are blessed with all of us scramble to get as much pleasure and enjoyment out of the warm weather as we possibly can, as if we are in some way fast forwarding ourselves into summer.
So you …

As most of you may already know I am part of a very successful childrens entertainment group called Hi-5. In this job I get to meet thousands upon thousands of children.
This is a great honour for me in very many ways and one I will never take for granted.
In doing this job I am often asked this question.
‘How do you keep happy all day?’
Well, if you understood just a fraction of the happiness children receive when we do our job with enjoyment you would be too.
I have had a few …

I am very proud of all my family. My brothers and sister have and will always be heroes of mine. They probably think they have done nothing but they have taught me a lot.
One of my brothers is a Sound Engineer and a very successful one at that. He has done the sound for some of the best music artists and biggest events in the world. Some examples are The Nelson Mandela Live Aid Concert in South Africa, the British segment of the Closing Ceremony at the Beijing Olympics, Lady …

Yesterday New Zealand played Chile, the final score was 2-0 to Chile. Well at least it was a friendly!
Congratulations to Chile,
Tim Maddren
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So, the 2010 Soccer World Cup is almost upon us.
Australia’s first game on Sunday night and is going to be broadcast at 4:30AM in Australia. But you know what, I will be watching it.
Why?
Well, there is something about a sporting event this size. I find this ‘something’ with the Olympics and also with the Soccer World Cup.
What is it that on the eve of the working week, thousands upon thousands of people will be watching 22 dudes kick a round ball around a piece of well groomed turf in the …

I have always been a keen sailor. I started sailing little boats called ‘Optimists’ when I was just six years old. Around the age of twelve or thirteen most kids move on from Optimists into more challenging boats and in New Zealand you generally graduate into a boat called a ‘P Class.’ This is a tiny boat, only about three metres long with a massive sail– a very challenging little boat indeed. When I was twelve there was a ‘P Class’ for sale at my local yacht club. The boat …

Since I was very young, four years old I think, I have walked with many members of my family into a beautiful valley just out of Wellington New Zealand called the Orongoronga Valley. It is a stunning part of the world, and recently even more so, as a lot of Possums have been ‘departed’ from the area and now the local Kiwi bird population is flourishing. My cousins and I have had many crazy adventures in that valley over the years so check out the gallery to see photos of …