Celebrate #NationalDogsDay with 'Footrot Flats - The Dog's Tale,' the 1980s' most successful local film release and New Zealand's first animated feature! Adapted from Murray Ball's comic strip, this documentary explores the journey from paper to screen. Ball discusses leading the pack of creatives that helped bring his universe to life, along with the trials of casting the legendary Dog. Amidst clips and behind-the-scenes footage, Dave Dobbyn talks about music. Watch the full documentary here: h

Have you ever seen the Footrot Flats Comics by Murray Ball? There’s one of Wal wandering around with a rictus grin on his face and the Dog saying something along the lines of – he’d had more than enough rain but wasn’t game to say anything in case it never rained again. I can understand the sentiment. On top of our 200mm on Friday morning, we’ve now had (roughly) another 140mm up until dark Monday night, giving us a total of over 13 and a half inches at the house for 5 days. That’s almost our en