Rugby: Otago co-coaching role - could Brewer be the answer?
Rugby: Otago co-coaching role - could Brewer be the answer?
Those pondering the makeup of the new Otago coaching team might want to keep Mike Brewer's name in the back of their minds.
Hayden Meikle
Dusting off the old crystal ball for sport in 2011
Dusting off the old crystal ball for sport in 2011
It takes a foolish man to predict all the major winners in sport in 2011. Sports editor Hayden Meikle knows he is that man. Here are his optimistic - and pessimistic - visions of the year ahead.
Rugby: Otago players dominate Medical XV
Rugby: Otago players dominate Medical XV
Otago players dominate a mythical team of rugby-playing New Zealand doctors named in the British Medical Journal this month.
Football: Dunedin in line if bid successful
Football: Dunedin in line if bid successful
Dunedin is in line to host the next generation of superstars following New Zealand's bid to host the world under-20 championship in 2015.
Rugby: Otago signs up swag of new players
Rugby: Otago signs up swag of new players
Two former All Blacks, a New Zealand Maori lock, an ex-Waitakian, some colts and a rookie English first five-eighth.
Dunedin cup sales hit 66%
Dunedin cup sales hit 66%
Dunedin public ticket sales for the 2011 Rugby World Cup are the highest of the provincial centres, except Hamilton.
Rugby: Mooney to stay; Brown to return
Rugby: Mooney to stay; Brown to return
Phil Mooney's title has been changed to co-coach but the Otago union says it should not be seen as a demotion.
Striking realism makes Turismo 5 worth the wait
Striking realism makes Turismo 5 worth the wait
Many things are not worth a long wait - the dentist, Barry Manilow's greatest hits, every four years when the All Blacks blow a World Cup.
Go West, young gamer, go West
Go West, young gamer, go West
It was the year of big, bigger and best as the gaming industry rebounded from a somewhat lacklustre 2009. Hayden Meikle hands out his awards for 2010.
Softball: Waverley picks up first win
Softball: Waverley picks up first win
Christmas came early for Waverley on Saturday as the battling club picked up its first win of the senior men's season. Waverley pipped Ellis Park 6-3 for the perfect end to the calendar year.
Rugby: Otago on long, hard road to success, Graham says
Rugby: Otago on long, hard road to success, Graham says
They are the men in charge of a rugby union that, like others, is batting for financial stability and on-field success. But Wayne Graham and Richard Reid remain confident fallen giant Otago is finally heading in the right direction. Sports editor Hayden Meikle reports.
The year in sport
The year in sport
One man, one team and one country ruled the sporting world in 2010. Sports editor Hayden Meikle hands out his brickbats and bouquets in his annual review of the year in international sport.
Cricket: Just another week in Warnie world
Cricket: Just another week in Warnie world
He spins, he turns, he bowls maidens over. Welcome to the life of retired cricket genius, and Australia's favourite rogue, Shane Keith Warne. Sports editor Hayden Meikle imagines what a week in the life of Warnie would be like.
Bowls: Otago girls reach singles semifinals
Bowls: Otago girls reach singles semifinals
Oamaru's Lanah Craik will take an unbeaten run into the semifinals of the national schools championships in Dunedin today.
Softball: Saints gets pair of close wins
Softball: Saints gets pair of close wins
There was no confusion for Saints on Saturday, as it took the early lead in the post-Christmas premier round with two narrow wins.
The Last Word: It is time...
The Last Word: It is time...
Forty-nine days. Seven full weeks after the worst season in modern Otago rugby history came to a merciful close, one rather important question has still not been answered.
Bleak arena just too vast
Bleak arena just too vast
Fallout: New Vegas's epic scope is both its greatest strength and it's biggest weakness.
Rugby Sevens: North Otago shocks Otago in semi
Rugby Sevens: North Otago shocks Otago in semi
North Otago rubbed salt into the Otago rugby wound by claiming a shock semifinal win at the South Island sevens tournament in Timaru at the weekend.
The Last Word: Ties to Mother England
The Last Word: Ties to Mother England
Why did so many New Zealand cricket fans take so much pleasure out of England grinding Australia into the Gabba dust on Monday?
'For the young ones, it is'
'For the young ones, it is'
There is an ongoing debate in our household about the Star Wars franchise and which part of it truly possesses the force.