Kiwis really went to town and there were 75 designs featuring moa, lions, sheep, kiwi, cows, ships, stars, Maori warriors, British soldiers and Union Jacks and probably a kitchen sink or two.

Initially business was 100 per cent export, but now it's about 40 per cent, with single, boxed figures such as Maori warriors selling well at The Stone Store at Kerikeri, the National Army Museum ...

The Grizzlies, Clippers, Lakers, Rockets, Heat, Bucks, Pistons and Magic lost in the first round, and the Nuggets, Warriors, Cavaliers and Celtics made it to the second round before bowing out.