Friday morning 6.15 am, arriving at Hamilton Airport to yet another fine day in the Waikato, Fine weather for the third day in a row. Time to book in and start the journey to Christchurch for the National final of the International Entertainment NZ Lions Speechmaker contest.

We are almost there. The Starship Foundation Oncology Appeal is nearly complete with $5 million of the $5.5 million total now raised.