Waikato Cultural Centre

The Stadium! Ben and I had some father-son time enjoying a game of rugby. Waikato ended up losing (to Taranaki, 33-23), but that's just because the ref sin-binned two of the Waikato players just as they were coming back into the game. Or maybe I'm just being a one-eyed local :)

Ben enjoyed the game - he liked the bull (Taranaki mascot) and the cow (Waikato mascot) best.

And I think Waikato Stadium two-thirds empty makes more noise than Suncorp Stadium with 50000 watching a rugby game - have a listen to the video: that's the boo-ing and cow-bells as Taranaki line up a kick.

One other weird thing - Waikato have a guy up in a cherry-picker, just outside the stadium, revving a chainsaw. Just because.