Iva Davies is the man behind one of Australia’s most iconic bands.
Originally formed as The Flowers in 1977 before becoming what they are better know as, Icehouse in 1981.
Davies is the musical creative force behind the hits such as Great Southern Land, Electric Blue, Hey Little Girl and We Can Get Together.
Those hits have earned Icehouse 8 top 10 albums, over 30 top 40 singles and a place in the ARIA Hall of Fame which they were induced into in 2006.
They are heading back to New Zealand in March with their Auckland show already sold out.  Their 2020 shows mark the 40th anniversary of the band’s debut album Icehouse and singles Can’t Help Myself and We Can Get Together.
The band has had 19 members, the main stay and driving force of the band remains front man Iva Davies. He told Andrew Dickens

The battle to restore Baldwin St to its place as the world's steepest street is going global.
Dunedin surveyor Toby Stoff jetted off yesterday to the United Kingdom, where he will film an episode of the reality television courtroom show Judge Rinder.
And in a new twist, Guinness World Records will come to the party.
Baldwin St was dethroned in July by Ffordd Pen Llech, in the Welsh resort of Harlech.
Mr Stoff has concerns about the methodology used to determine the title, as the record-setting bid was measured on the inside verge of a curve, greatly exaggerating its steepness and disadvantaging Baldwin St, which is straight.
Just before he flew out, he learned a representative of Guinness World Records would also be at the filming of Judge Rinder.
It marked a major turnaround, as the organisation had stayed largely mum on the issue.
"So hopefully we don't just totally munt that up; hopefully it'll be good," Mr Stoff said.
When asked what he was hoping to achieve with the show, he had a simple answer: "justice for Baldwin St".
"We're just gonna have to play it by ear. It would be nice if Guinness or Judge Rinder said `yeah, actually, good point boys, I see what you're banging on about.
Have your world record back'.
"If Guinness were to say `yeah', I'd be as happy as a bee with a bum full of honey."
When he first got involved in the issue, he never thought it would become this big.
"It was going to be a letter to the editor, basically, and that was going to be it, but it sort of escalated.
"But nah, it's a bit of a laugh, it should be good."
He will spend a couple of days in Manchester, England, to film the show before heading to Wales to conduct his own survey of Fford Pen Llech.
But those on tenterhooks about the verdict may have a long wait.
The result will not be known until the episode airs, which could be at least six months down the track.
- words by Daisy Hudson, Otago Daily Times

The battle to restore Baldwin St to its place as the world's steepest street is going global.
Dunedin surveyor Toby Stoff jetted off yesterday to the United Kingdom, where he will film an episode of the reality television courtroom show Judge Rinder.
And in a new twist, Guinness World Records will come to the party.
Baldwin St was dethroned in July by Ffordd Pen Llech, in the Welsh resort of Harlech.
Mr Stoff has concerns about the methodology used to determine the title, as the record-setting bid was measured on the inside verge of a curve, greatly exaggerating its steepness and disadvantaging Baldwin St, which is straight.
Just before he flew out, he learned a representative of Guinness World Records would also be at the filming of Judge Rinder.
It marked a major turnaround, as the organisation had stayed largely mum on the issue.
"So hopefully we don't just totally munt that up; hopefully it'll be good," Mr Stoff said.
When asked what he was hoping to achieve with the show, he had a simple answer: "justice for Baldwin St".
"We're just gonna have to play it by ear. It would be nice if Guinness or Judge Rinder said `yeah, actually, good point boys, I see what you're banging on about.
Have your world record back'.
"If Guinness were to say `yeah', I'd be as happy as a bee with a bum full of honey."
When he first got involved in the issue, he never thought it would become this big.
"It was going to be a letter to the editor, basically, and that was going to be it, but it sort of escalated.
"But nah, it's a bit of a laugh, it should be good."
He will spend a couple of days in Manchester, England, to film the show before heading to Wales to conduct his own survey of Fford Pen Llech.
But those on tenterhooks about the verdict may have a long wait.
The result will not be known until the episode airs, which could be at least six months down the track.
- words by Daisy Hudson, Otago Daily Times

More than two years after it was publicly revealed he had been overpaid superannuation, lawyers for Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters say they're set to explain how the error happened.
Peters will tomorrow trade Wellington for Auckland as he takes the stand to give evidence in a privacy lawsuit he is bringing against former National Government ministers Anne Tolley and Paula Bennett, the Ministry of Social Development, the chief of the public sector watchdog, and a top civil servant.
Since 2017, the New Zealand First leader has argued he was the victim of dirty politics when media were told he had paid back seven years of superannuation overpayments.
National has consistently denied being behind the leaks, as has the public service.
Over the next three weeks, politicians, officials and journalists will front the High Court to figure out whether Peters was wronged and by whom.
But while the core of the case will largely focus on how the information got to reporters, a remaining question from the saga has been how the overpayments began in the first place.
On August 27, 2017 – less than a month out from a general election – Peters issued a statement to media announcing he had given back years of superannuation overpayments to the Ministry of Social Development. It came in response to questions from reporters.
Peters had, since 2010, accidentally been receiving a single person's pension, despite living with his long-time partner Jan Trotman. Peters said he had repaid the money immediately after the error was raised with him.
It was later reported the payments added up to about $18,000.
In preliminary hearings, the court was told by Peters "an error had been made when the form was completed".
"The plaintiff's analysis is that the MSD processed an incomplete form and made the mistake so that it was the MSD who made the calculations, not the plaintiff," Chief High Court Justice Geoffrey Venning said in a decision in October.
Peters' lawyer, Brian Henry, says when he makes his opening statement on Monday, he intends to explain it was a mistake by ministry staff, not Peters, that led to overpayments.
Henry would not elaborate, but said the issue would be canvassed extensively.
Lawyers for the government departments are also understood to be calling staff who directly dealt with Peters' case, potentially clarifying the situation.
Court documents earlier showed Peters was also sent a letter four years into his seven years of overpayments by officials asking him to confirm if he was "single".
"I have no recollection of receiving the same but I do not doubt I would have received it," Peters told the court.
But he said because nothing had changed in his living situation from 2010, he would not have thought there was a reason to correct it.
Meanwhile, Peters' lawyers are seeking up to $450,000 in damages and declarations his privacy has been breached.
They are not, however, pointing the finger at anyone in particular.
"It's a group of people had the private information, and they were a confined and contained group of people," Henry said.
A total of about 40 people are understood to have been made aware of the superannuation issue before ministers were briefed.
The Ministry of Social Development is one of the five listed defendants – representing its staff.
Other defendants who will take the stand this week are National MP Tolley, who was Social Development Minister when officials discovered the overpayments, and Bennett, who was State Services Minister.
Both were briefed by officials about Peters' superannuation payments in 2017 under the "no surprises" rule – a convention that tells public servants to brief ministers urgently on matters of significance to their portfolios.
Tolley and Bennett have denied having anything to do with the leak and are expected to tell the court they knew nothing about it.
Peters'...

More than two years after it was publicly revealed he had been overpaid superannuation, lawyers for Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters say they're set to explain how the error happened.
Peters will tomorrow trade Wellington for Auckland as he takes the stand to give evidence in a privacy lawsuit he is bringing against former National Government ministers Anne Tolley and Paula Bennett, the Ministry of Social Development, the chief of the public sector watchdog, and a top civil servant.
Since 2017, the New Zealand First leader has argued he was the victim of dirty politics when media were told he had paid back seven years of superannuation overpayments.
National has consistently denied being behind the leaks, as has the public service.
Over the next three weeks, politicians, officials and journalists will front the High Court to figure out whether Peters was wronged and by whom.
But while the core of the case will largely focus on how the information got to reporters, a remaining question from the saga has been how the overpayments began in the first place.
On August 27, 2017 – less than a month out from a general election – Peters issued a statement to media announcing he had given back years of superannuation overpayments to the Ministry of Social Development. It came in response to questions from reporters.
Peters had, since 2010, accidentally been receiving a single person's pension, despite living with his long-time partner Jan Trotman. Peters said he had repaid the money immediately after the error was raised with him.
It was later reported the payments added up to about $18,000.
In preliminary hearings, the court was told by Peters "an error had been made when the form was completed".
"The plaintiff's analysis is that the MSD processed an incomplete form and made the mistake so that it was the MSD who made the calculations, not the plaintiff," Chief High Court Justice Geoffrey Venning said in a decision in October.
Peters' lawyer, Brian Henry, says when he makes his opening statement on Monday, he intends to explain it was a mistake by ministry staff, not Peters, that led to overpayments.
Henry would not elaborate, but said the issue would be canvassed extensively.
Lawyers for the government departments are also understood to be calling staff who directly dealt with Peters' case, potentially clarifying the situation.
Court documents earlier showed Peters was also sent a letter four years into his seven years of overpayments by officials asking him to confirm if he was "single".
"I have no recollection of receiving the same but I do not doubt I would have received it," Peters told the court.
But he said because nothing had changed in his living situation from 2010, he would not have thought there was a reason to correct it.
Meanwhile, Peters' lawyers are seeking up to $450,000 in damages and declarations his privacy has been breached.
They are not, however, pointing the finger at anyone in particular.
"It's a group of people had the private information, and they were a confined and contained group of people," Henry said.
A total of about 40 people are understood to have been made aware of the superannuation issue before ministers were briefed.
The Ministry of Social Development is one of the five listed defendants – representing its staff.
Other defendants who will take the stand this week are National MP Tolley, who was Social Development Minister when officials discovered the overpayments, and Bennett, who was State Services Minister.
Both were briefed by officials about Peters' superannuation payments in 2017 under the "no surprises" rule – a convention that tells public servants to brief ministers urgently on matters of significance to their portfolios.
Tolley and Bennett have denied having anything to do with the leak and are expected to tell the court they knew nothing about it.
Peters'...

One of NASA’s biggest overachievers is in the country recognising 50 years since the moon landing.
In 1978 Dr Anna Fisher was a member of the first NASA class to include woman.  Five years later, while eight and a half months pregnant with her daughter Kristin she was asked to go into space and a year later in 1984, she realised her dream.  She became one of the first female astronauts and the first Mum to go into space.
Her role at NASA has seen her work on the Space Shuttle Program, the International Space Station and the Orion capsule that is being developed for NASA’s future Space Launch System.  She was also involved in designing the first space suit for woman.
Dr Fisher is in the country, where she’s been involved in lectures talking about the importance of woman in the fields of science, technology, engineering and maths.  She joins Andrew Dickens to talk her amazing career and what the future holds for space exploration.

One of NASA’s biggest overachievers is in the country recognising 50 years since the moon landing.
In 1978 Dr Anna Fisher was a member of the first NASA class to include woman.  Five years later, while eight and a half months pregnant with her daughter Kristin she was asked to go into space and a year later in 1984, she realised her dream.  She became one of the first female astronauts and the first Mum to go into space.
Her role at NASA has seen her work on the Space Shuttle Program, the International Space Station and the Orion capsule that is being developed for NASA’s future Space Launch System.  She was also involved in designing the first space suit for woman.
Dr Fisher is in the country, where she’s been involved in lectures talking about the importance of woman in the fields of science, technology, engineering and maths.  She joins Andrew Dickens to talk her amazing career and what the future holds for space exploration.

Brokenhearted All Blacks fans in North Canterbury's Kaiapoi have at least been able to nurse their sorrow, thanks to a delighted Englishman.
Head chef at the town's Jagz Bar and Restaurant, Greg Sweet, promised to shout the entire bar a drink if his team came through.
And the dogged England fan told Andrew Dickens he was true to his word.
"So everyone that was in here, I shouted the bar a drink, and we went out for a celebratory drink last night, so it was good."
And he's promising to do it again if the men in white lift the cup next weekend.

Brokenhearted All Blacks fans in North Canterbury's Kaiapoi have at least been able to nurse their sorrow, thanks to a delighted Englishman.
Head chef at the town's Jagz Bar and Restaurant, Greg Sweet, promised to shout the entire bar a drink if his team came through.
And the dogged England fan told Andrew Dickens he was true to his word.
"So everyone that was in here, I shouted the bar a drink, and we went out for a celebratory drink last night, so it was good."
And he's promising to do it again if the men in white lift the cup next weekend.

The All Blacks were beaten by England in the semifinal of the Rugby World Cup last night and it wasn't particuarly close. How did this happen?
Our rugby experts list the five main reasons the All Blacks lost:

England simply too good

As much as it hurts to see the dream of three successive Rugby World Cups be killed at the hands of an extraordinary rush defence, the All Blacks can only accept their fate with good grace.
England had their number in Yokohama. They had it everywhere, too. From the brilliant Maro Itoje outplaying Brodie Retallick, to Tom Currie owning the breakdown and the men in white, numbers one to 15 being the more physical.
It was England's day and they deserve their moment in the sun now. They reduced the world's best attacking side to a somewhat dishevelled looking, uncertain mis-mash of frantic bad ideas.
They got inside the All Blacks' heads and beat them up mentally. The attack just never functioned. Not the way it was supposed to. Not the way it was revamped to do and maybe the talk of an attacking revolution was premature – defence still wins World Cups.

Scoreboard pressure

In the words of Beauden Barrett 'scoreboard pressure'.
England scored the opening try in the second minute when prop Manu Tuilagi dived over.
Even though they didn't add to that lead until just before halftime it meant they were on the front foot early, much like the All Blacks last week against Ireland. It took the All Blacks 57 minutes before they got their first points when Ardie Savea made the most of a poor lineout throw.
When asked what went wrong Barrett told Spark Sport: "We can begin with the start of the game. They came out of the blocks pretty strongly and applied some scoreboard pressure early. We both wanted to that that, it was pretty obvious going into the game that starts were pretty important, so we found it really hard to get into it and apply scoreboard pressure."

Scott Barrett out of position

Steve Hansen had a night to forget, quickly.
Soon after the match, he accepted responsibility for the one tactical change he made to the All Blacks starting side, having pushed Scott Barrett into blindside and benching Sam Cane in order to target England's lineout.
The move did not pay off as expected, with England dominating the lineout to the point they snaffled two from the All Blacks throws while their twin opensides Tom Curry and Sam Underhill, together with lock Maro Itoje, killed the breakdown.
"If I turn around and say it backfired Scott is going to feel pretty average so I'm not going to say that," said Hansen. "I'll take that one on the chin. Scotty came out and played the best he could but did we want to win more lineout ball, yeah we did. It takes more than one person to do that.
"If we had our time again we might consider doing something different."

Lost the forward battle

Rugby's won in the tight five, or so they say, and England's big men were supreme in Yokohama.
Maro Itoje, who was standout for the Lions in 2017, was the man of the match in a superb performance, outshining the All Blacks maestros in Brodie Retallick and Sam Whitelock.
The England front rowers went to work around the field led by Mako Vunipola who had 16 carries and made seven tackles over his 69 minutes.
Joe Moody had one carry while Nepo Laulala just two. And England hooker Jamie George also did a lot of work around the field.
You could just see at each ruck that England had the numbers and players willing to contest for that ball or at least be a nuisance. For the All Blacks to play their free-flowing attacking play out wide, they needed good ball and they never got it.

Eddie Jones

Quite simply, Eddie Jones played a blinder. Pre-match there had been more than a few former England players unhappy about the selection of George Ford at No 10.
The...