Grandma grieves loss of talented teenage jockey
Ngakau Hailey's grandmother says she wants him to be remembered as a young man who loved his whānau, loved life, and put his whole heart and soul into whatever he did.
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Kidwell joining Highlanders setup
Kidwell joining Highlanders setup
Former Kiwi David Kidwell will join the Highlanders as an assistant coach on a two-year deal.
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Four about to become two
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Four about to become two
Just four teams remain in the Dunedin division 1 competition. Hayden Meikle fires each of the coaches three questions: 1. What is the key to your team progressing to the final? 2. What have you made of your opponents this season? 3. Prediction for the other semifinal?
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Colling rapt with showing of under-18 side
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Colling rapt with showing of under-18 side
What is better than one former Silver Fern in the coaching group?
Bayfield poised to debut for Black Ferns
Bayfield poised to debut for Black Ferns
Matatu lock Laura Bayfield will get her first taste of test rugby tomorrow.
Amston freezes out doubters
Amston freezes out doubters
When you ask SkyCity Stampede defenceman Stefan Amston how he honestly rates his team’s chances coming to the skinny end of the New Zealand Ice Hockey League season, he doesn’t pull any punches."I...
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Rivals meet in final a third time
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Rivals meet in final a third time
"To win one, you’ve got to be in one".
Alexandra coach playing down prospect of hat-trick
Alexandra coach playing down prospect of hat-trick
Alexandra, who have proven themselves champion spoilers in the Central Otago premier club rugby competition over the past two seasons, are not sure whether they are up to completing the hat-trick...
Intriguing match-ups loom in semifinals tomorrow
Intriguing match-ups loom in semifinals tomorrow
After months of toil, the Southern Region premier club semifinals take place tomorrow with some mouth-watering match-ups.
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Aspiring racer praises motor sport camp
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Aspiring racer praises motor sport camp
A pit stop at an elite training camp in Dunedin has been the "cherry on top" for a teenage racing driver as he prepares for a shot at driving for a Formula 4 team.
Faces of the future
Faces of the future
Look out for some of these lads in future Otago senior hockey squads — and maybe even the Black Sticks.
Maroons’ series win ‘right up there’: Slater
Maroons’ series win ‘right up there’: Slater
Billy Slater believes Queensland’s 2025 series win belongs among the Maroons’ most spirited State of Origin triumphs, after defying history to lift the shield in Sydney.
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Return to top level a triumph
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Return to top level a triumph
If there is one thing guaranteed to put a smile on Beth Strickland’s face, it is gymnastics.
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POB entering shield final as favourites
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POB entering shield final as favourites
Pirates Old Boys and Woodlands will contest the Galbraith Shield final tomorrow after winning their respective Southland premier club semifinals.
Will there be more surprises?
Will there be more surprises?
And then there were four! As can happen in top-six playoffs the top three seeds, Taieri, Dunedin and Varsity, all got beaten to see Dunedin and Varsity bundled out of the semis.
ODT Rugby Chat: Semi-finals time
ODT Rugby Chat: Semi-finals time
It's semi-finals time. This week ODT Rugby Chat talks to Gabriel Francesconi from Harbour and Joe Cockburn from Taieri.
'Gifted' young jockey killed in dirtbike crash
'Gifted' young jockey killed in dirtbike crash
A young jockey has been named as the victim of a serious dirtbike crash in Hamilton.
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‘Pretty stable’ NPC squad in the works
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‘Pretty stable’ NPC squad in the works
Otago rugby fans should not panic if they feel any sense of their NPC team being a little late to the party.
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‘All a family’ — but by myself
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‘All a family’ — but by myself
The Women’s Rugby World Cup starts in England next month and it seems timely to recall this quote from Springboks captain Siya Kolisi after supporting his female counterparts at the WXV2 tournament last year.
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Stalwart looks forward to focus on coaching
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Stalwart looks forward to focus on coaching
Shelley Duncan is leaving — but she is going nowhere.