Well, hi again, & welcome to our readers here in New Zealand, & around the world, I'm Whetu Ngapo & you're tuning in to my KiwiAvenger blog here on blogger (And this is a double post, remember, a double post! Please acknowledge), but first the latest in the Supercars Championship in Taupo as DJR's Brodie Kostecki held off a late race drama to win race 8 therefore he asserts his dominance carried over from his form in Melbourne that he followed up on top that he remains as the championship leader, while Wellingtonian Ryan Wood (Who leads the JR Memorial Trophy heading into Christchurch) notched up Toyota's maiden win in Supercars since their debut in the championship this year during race 9 that sent the home fans into sheer delight before the cancellation of the planned 10th race of the championship meaning that it has been moved to the 17th of April in Ruapuna for the 2nd New Zealand event as part of the double header due to an unprecedented situation unfolding Cyclone Vaianu when they issued a local state of emergency over there in the Waikato/King Country region (And this is similar to Formula One where the 2023 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix where it was called off due to the floods have struck the Emilia Romagna region so that the emergency workers were there responding of being able to rescue people trapped in the flooding just to save lives rather than being on the track at all times), & we had a power cut here in Whanganui on the same day (And I was having 3 money bags that is a popular appetizer & street food from Asia for afternoon tea that I cooked in my fave air fryer for which was one of the best air fryers I have ever had (Compared to the wok being the best frying pan that it ever had) that I had before the power had been cut) that I was without power for half an hour until it came back on so I could play the Football (Soccer) men's World Cup 2006 game on the PlayStation 2.
And secondly that I had an eventful day on the 12th of April (Well, the cyclone is happening with Cyclone Vaianu circulating around the North Island) such as listening to Brian FM as well as playing that 2006 FIFA World Cup game on the PlayStation 2 (That is by far, my fave football (Soccer) simulation amongst others (I have FIFA 10 also on the PS2 along with FIFA 23 & EA Sports FC 24 on the PS4 versions, also as well as EA Sports FC 26 PS4 & PS5 versions that I've got both digitally) & Gran Turismo 7 on the PS5 Pro, then having Burger King for lunch where I had a regular whopper with fries & water, & me chatting to Dad who cleaned our fridge up while Pops has always been to the pub for a drink or two & had a leftover stir fry dinner before writing my future blog posts then (I posted it on April 12th which is about 20 years since our family took us on a trip to Auckland back in 2006, then on the 11th of April that I also posted it which was about South Africa winning their first men's Rugby World Cup out of 4 way back in 1995, but I thought that the player of the tournament in the same year could've easily gone to the late great All Black, & one of the all-time greats of the sport of rugby which is the GOAT himself, Jonah Lomu (Who one of his teammates of Justin Marshall that he made a comment on the Raw Talent programme already shown on Sky Sport NZ that he would like to go out with him at a fast food restaurant, like Macca's for example (Well, I prefer Burger King as my fave burger joint, but I like Subway as well since it is a healthier option) instead of going to a cafe just before he had that kidney disease that he passed away so young at the age of 40 back in 2015, 2 years before the one that Marshy who admired the most of the opposition players was the late great South African halfback of Joost van der Westhuizen (The late Jonah's old rival) who passed away also back in 2017 as a result of MND).
And thirdly in sports news flash such as in the NRL that the New Zealand Warriors return to winning ways when they beat the Melbourne Storm on enemy territory at AAMI Park in Melbourne to snap a 2 game losing streak, & break the drought against them as well, meanwhile Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy has held off the challenge of American Scottie Scheffler to retain the Masters over in Augusta, Georgia in the United States, & Kiwi MMA fighter Carlos Ulberg finally defied the odds of manhandling Polish competitor Jiri Prochazka on one leg to become the new UFC champion in one of the most weirdest fights in the history of mixed martial arts at UFC 327 in Miami, Florida also in the US.
And lastly that on April 16th or 17th that they're going to show an old Super Rugby match from the archives on Sky Sport NZ that I'm recording on our My Sky decoder between the Hurricanes & the Chiefs from way back in 1999 at Stadium Taranaki in New Plymouth (Including the late great Jonah Lomu who would score a try during that game in the wet of which I didn't know of him playing for the Waikato Chiefs at the time, a year prior to his high profile switch to the Wellington Hurricanes for the 2000 season following his impressive performances that he had during the 1999 men's Rugby World Cup for the AB's), in anticipation of another top of the table showdown clash (The 2nd one this year) between both sides who are seeking to cement their positions on the ladder during round 10 of this year's Super Rugby Pacific competition (The Chiefs had another win by pounding Moana Pasifika to remain undefeated against them at the International Stadium in Rotorua to leapfrog into 2nd, while for the Hurricanes (Who had Fehi Fineanganofo sin binned for roughing on a Blues player that was uncalled in which he was sent to the sin bin, then on report where it should've been changed to a send off offence according to the Breakdown programme that I saw on the 16th of April, but he could be handed a ban for a foul play incident like that since World Rugby & New Zealand rugby had already issued a war on high contact when it was introduced at the start of 2017 for which is like gun control to start with even though our country's firearm legislations are strict when we once had the Christchurch mass mosque massacre back in 2019 (For which was Aramoana 2.0 to start with), just like with Australia following Port Arthur 30 years ago (And also the tragic terror attacks down under took place near Bondi Beach in Sydney last year), then Norway after Utoya back in 2011, & the UK in the aftermath of Dunblane in Scotland way back in 1996 (Same year as the Port Arthur mass shooting that they also once had, then the Bondi Beach terror attacks last year in December for that was the tragic sequel that was inspired by Port Arthur), but the United States has not since their gun control measures aren't strict also following the late Kennedy who got shot & killed in 1963 by an assassin, the last US President to do so), they remain on top of the table following their humiliation against the Blues (Who have dropped to 3rd behind the Chiefs (Who had Damian McKenzie who reached 1,500 points in Super Rugby Pacific, the 2nd time a New Zealand player has achieved that for one team in Super Rugby as he is closing the gap to within 200 of the great Dan Carter, in which D-Mac had his standout player of the game performance), but is expected to have both regular captain Patrick Tuipulotu & openside flanker Dalton Papali'i back for the clash against the Highlanders at Eden Park in Auckland to get the weekend underway) at Hnry Stadium in Wellington) at FMG Stadium Waikato in Hamilton (And other results include the Brumbies have added the Highlanders as the list of Kiwi teams who would fall short against the men from Canberra who have their bid of becoming the first Aussie side to complete a stunning clean sweep against New Zealand sides this season that are still well & truly alive at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin (Their next match is against the Hurricanes at the new Te Kaha Stadium during Super Round in Christchurch for a chance to win against all 5 NZ teams for the first time this season in which they'll do that next time round (But no Australian team has ever done that in the history of Super Rugby), then the Fijian Drua had a narrow win against the Western Force who thought that they should've won at Churchill Park in Lautoka (And the Force were about to deliver the terrible news, such as Darby Lancaster is gone, for the whole season), & for the Reds, they have finally beaten the Crusaders (Who have their list of key players that are part of the growing casualty ward in which the red & blacks are currently dealing with, such as inspirational skipper David Havili) at Lang Park in Brisbane for the 1st time since the 2011 Super Rugby final).
So that is my 706th blog of the year 2026 (MMXXVI) & my 58th of this year, viva Ukraine.
