Skier set to realise two dreams
When Grant McKenzie was a shy schoolboy, he could often be found in the library reading about Italy’s history.
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Athletes look to make a splash at SI champs
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Athletes look to make a splash at SI champs
Otago rowers are in for a big test on the Twizel waters this weekend.
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Winter wonders and investment blunders
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Winter wonders and investment blunders
There was a time when few people in my office knew the first thing about snowboarding or freeskiing.
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‘Super Singles’ tournament attracts full field
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‘Super Singles’ tournament attracts full field
Do not tell Allan Swallow that bowls is a struggling sport.
Another 5-0 win for NZU20s
Another 5-0 win for NZU20s
New Zealand had a second straight 5-0 win at the division 3, group A under-20 world championships in Istanbul yesterday, this time thumping Bulgaria.
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Veteran keen to rejoin Thunder
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Veteran keen to rejoin Thunder
Veteran forward Joe Orr will return to Dunedin next month and will suit up for his old team again.
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Canadian embracing leadership role
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Canadian embracing leadership role
Cole Beckstead was hoping to find a good reason to stay in New Zealand longer.
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Stevens going from strength to strength
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Stevens going from strength to strength
Abby Stevens has the best of both worlds.
Harris drawn back to have another go at Coast to Coast
Harris drawn back to have another go at Coast to Coast
You can take the man out of the Coast to Coast but you cannot take the race out of a man like former Dunedin athlete Josh Harris.
First-up win for NZU20
First-up win for NZU20
The New Zealand under-20 men’s team opened their division 3, group A world championships campaign in Istanbul with a 5-0 win over Mexico yesterday.
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X Games haul proves Kiwi potential
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X Games haul proves Kiwi potential
Watch this space.
Gut-Behrami extends lead, Robinson 16th
Gut-Behrami extends lead, Robinson 16th
Defending overall world cup champion Lara Gut-Behrami, of Switzerland, gained her first win of the season yesterday.
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Grimaldi starts season on top
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Grimaldi starts season on top
Dunedin Paralympic champion Anna Grimaldi has returned to the track with a bang.
Maxwell, Nicol claim cross-country titles
Maxwell, Nicol claim cross-country titles
Paris Olympian Sammie Maxwell and talented teenager Coen Nicol slid their way to cross-country honours at the weekend.
Harrington seizes moment to claim gold
Harrington seizes moment to claim gold
It is possible Luca Harrington has never heard of John Daly but they are sporting stories of equal unlikeliness.
Ice hockey tourney ‘the best one yet’
Ice hockey tourney ‘the best one yet’
The Sixth Annual Battle for the Queenstown Cup was "the best one yet".
Weather delays fail to dampen spirits
Weather delays fail to dampen spirits
It would be easy to think getting wet is all part and parcel of competing in jet sprints.
First win for NZ U18
First win for NZ U18
New Zealand grabbed their first win at the division 2, group A under-18 girls world championship in Latvia at the weekend.
Luca Harrington claims gold in X Games debut
Luca Harrington claims gold in X Games debut
Wānaka's Luca Harrington has won gold in the men’s ski slopestyle at his debut X Games appearance in Aspen.
'Dream run' secures win for Sadowski-Synnott
'Dream run' secures slopestyle win for Sadowski-Synnott
Zoi Sadowski-Synnott has made history by landing the world’s first triple cork in a women’s slopestyle competition on her way to victory at the 2025 Aspen X Games.