Movember - it was for a good cause, remember?

Well, all that whisker burn suffered by the female population of NZ when their menfolk decided en masse to grow moustaches for 'Movember' wasn't for naught. The NZ Herald reports that...

The hirsute month of "Movember" - when 11,000 men grew moustaches - raised more than $700,000 for the Prostate Cancer Foundation. Barry Young, president of the foundation, said the Movember campaign raised the profile of men's health issues and prostate cancer in particular. Prostate cancer kills 600 men a year.

Thanks to all those who chipped in with some cash.

And the winner of our very own Movember contest will be announced in the next podcast (should be online tomorrow - Thursday - some time).