Steve Hepburn

Michael Campbell reached the top of the tree more than a dozen years ago.

If John Hart has his way, the New Zealand Open will not leave the Queenstown area for a century at least.

The prospective All Blacks in the Highlanders are going to get their air miles up over the next three months.

Buckle in for a ride - if this is going to be Super Rugby for the year, then we are all going to need a pacemaker.

Newly minted bronze medallist Nico Porteous might have had to watch the Olympic ski halfpipe final had it not been for the New Zealand Winter Games.

Highlanders coach Aaron Mauger has started his coaching career in the South with a win but he admitted it took a while to come.

Summer is still clinging on.

Ben Herring knew when it was time to come home.

Super Rugby is not a sprint. Nor is it a marathon. It is more of a 400m race. 

The New Zealand teams will line up with big expectations as usual when Super Rugby kicks off for them this weekend. Rugby writer Steve Hepburn assesses the chances of the four teams. The...

There are no first-game nerves coming from Aaron Mauger.

The teams in the Australian conference have only one way to go after last year’s disappointing Super Rugby season. Rugby writer Steve Hepburn looks at the sides seeking to win back some respect.

Former Highlanders and All Black loose forward Adam Thomson is expected back in New Zealand later this week after a tough start to the year.

Teamwork and some family knowledge led a group of Dunedin sailors to victory in a New Zealand championships earlier this month.

It is out with the old and in with the new down Highlanders way.

The only man left standing after the coaching clean-out at the Highlanders last year says little has changed.

Wayne Allen wanted to go out before the hour rather than past it.

Southern United put on one of its best performances of the season as in the end it strolled to a convincing 4-0 win over the Wellington Phoenix Reserves at Sunnyvale yesterday.