Aussies taking the p!ss

When the All Blacks do the haka before a rugby match, it's thrilling, even terrifying. But when a bunch of bare-chested all-whites from the New Zealand swim team do the haka at the pool when they win bronze, they look like they're auditioning for Brokeback Mountain II.

Louise Smith in The Australian

Kiwi boxer and convicted child killer Soulan Pownceby does ringside commentary for New Zealand TV before losing his first bout. Pownceby was jailed for four years in 1995 for the manslaughter of his five-month-old daughter and was convicted of four more assault charges by 2000. He's even been named captain of the boxing team. Another conviction and he could run for parliament.

Louise Smith again.