Author name: Liam Te Aho

Hi, I’m Liam Te Aho, a passionate writer from New Zealand. I love crafting engaging stories and exploring fresh ideas through words. When I’m not writing, you’ll usually find me hiking New Zealand’s stunning trails or experimenting with photography. I aim to bring creativity, insight, and a touch of Kiwi perspective to every piece I write.

Wide blue lake with palm trees on the far bank and the Melbourne CBD skyline under a clear sky.

Costly Luxury: Victorian Taxpayers Set to Pay $1.7 Billion for F1 Hosting Over the Next Decade

Liam Te Aho / March 6, 2026

Victoria will spend $1.7 billion to host the Formula One Grand Prix over the next decade, according to a Parliamentary Budget Office analysis.

Curved cantilevered grandstand and blue and yellow seating at a cricket ground under an overcast sky, seen through a green railing.

Sports, Cricket

Australia ends T20 World Cup run in style with commanding nine-wicket win over Oman but exit exposes deeper concerns

Liam Te Aho / February 23, 2026

Australia beat Oman by nine wickets at Pallekele but were already out of the T20 World Cup after earlier losses to Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka.

Midnight Oil on stage: a singer in a patterned shirt at the microphone in front, the drummer in a white shirt behind his kit at left, under warm stage lights.

Midnight Oil co-founder and drummer Rob Hirst dies at 70

Liam Te Aho / January 20, 2026

Rob Hirst, founding member and longtime drummer of iconic Australian band Midnight Oil, has died aged 70. In a statement

Elevated view of the Melbourne Cricket Ground with its light towers, beside rail lines and the Melbourne Park tennis arenas.

Australia belted, England vindicated as MCG Ashes Test raises concerns for Test cricket

Liam Te Aho / December 27, 2025

England has claimed a four-wicket victory in the Boxing Day Test at the MCG, a win it fully earned and