Sounds like a party..
15 tuis and a DD

// i have no ideal what the fuck roots is

Same here. So, the three finalists are Anika Moa (acoustic pop?), Fly My Pretties ('alt' pop/rock?) and Rhombus (electronic/dub?). If Anika is roots, why isn't Bic? According to wikipedia, 'Roots Music' is "Any music that follows pre-commercial musical traditions." So why no cross-over with the Maori category?

And could someone please explain to me what the appeal of Fly My Pretties is? Is it some sort of musical thing that appeals only to New Zealanders? Because, to use a phrase taught to me by a kiwi friend, they bore me 'shitless'.

Nah, it's more like high school definition of group, the kind that hang round together at lunchtime. So to be in the 'top' group, you have to be the most image-oriented, pretentious, and 'cool'. Also, the least likely to acheive anything in the long term.

//Nah, it's more like high school definition of group, the kind that hang round together at lunchtime. So to be in the 'top' group, you have to be the most image-oriented, pretentious, and 'cool'. Also, the least likely to acheive anything in the long term.

// you have to be the most image-oriented, pretentious, and 'cool'.
// Also, the least likely to acheive anything in the long term.

I'm going to have to change my name to lol.
Bwaaaahhhaaaahhhaahahahhaahahahahahahahaha

Fly My Shitties = arse

//How about a deathmatch?

Or chocolate wrestling.

Two good points. Although I understand milo and/or chocolate milk are the key ingredients for chocolate wrestling. Actually, it might be drinking chocolate down here, seeing as its associated with Cadbury.