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I went to Argentina last week - now that's something I never thought I would write.

Here we go again on another round of dumbing down New Zealand motorists until the gorse bushes at the side of the roads will have more skill than us.

This is being written just hours before the wrappers come off the plan that will amalgamate the various councils in greater Auckland into a single unit - the so-called "Super-City".

Let me tell you something about myself, which will give you more understanding has to why I wrote my book 'Grandchildren, our Hopes & Dreams: A Modern & Practical Guide to Raising Grandchildren'.

I say the following, not to aggravate, but because it is something I am a firm believer in - I support the so-called anti-smacking legislation.

Instant Millionaires, David Bain, Simon & Garfunkel, MIcrowaves, Eels and much more.

After several delays, I finally roared out of Auckland around 12:30 on a Wednesday afternoon and sneaked back in at 8:15 the following Monday evening. I'd had five and a half days on the road, covered 4,500km and had the time of my life.

Read Allan's May blog right here.

From weather in Auckland to politics in Fiji, read Allan Dick's latest column here.

There is a very real possibility that before I get this column completed, the 30-second-attention-span New Zealand news media will have found something else, other than Shane Jones, to go into a state of terminal hysteria over