ODT Sports Chat: Surf Sports
ODT Sports Chat: Surf Sports
In the latest ODT Summer Sports chat we catch with catch up with head honcho of surf life-saving in Otago and Southland Brent Matehaere to find out what is happening over summer.
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Otago pair have 46 medals — and counting
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Otago pair have 46 medals — and counting
If there are medals on the line, chances are two Kiwi swimmers are snapping them up.
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NZ ultra runners do ‘exceptionally well’ to finish sixth
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NZ ultra runners do ‘exceptionally well’ to finish sixth
They run no more.
What will Games cutbacks mean for NZ?
What will Games cutbacks mean for NZ?
New Zealand should still expect to feature highly on the medal table at the next Commonwealth Games despite the programme being cut back.
Hockey among codes out of 2026 Games
Hockey among codes out of 2026 Games
Hockey, rugby sevens and cricket are among the big-name Commonwealth Games casualties, axed from the pared-back Glasgow programme in 2026.
ODT Sports Chat: Touch rugby
ODT Sports Chat: Touch rugby
In our second edition of ODT Summer Sports Chat, we are down at the Oval looking at touch rugby and how it is faring.
Was this NZ's greatest sporting weekend?
Was this NZ's greatest sporting weekend?
Across multiple sporting codes New Zealanders delivered a weekend's worth of incredible success.
Pair take Challenge titles again
Pair take Challenge titles again
Coast to Coast champions Hamish Elliott and Simone Maier are always up for a challenge.
NZ knocked out after loss
NZ knocked out after loss
New Zealand were knocked out of the world mixed championships in Scotland with a 6-1 loss to the United States in the first round of the playoffs at the weekend.
Jamieson comes 2nd in Swiss round big air
Jamieson comes 2nd in Swiss round big air
Wānaka snowboarder Rocco Jamieson has claimed his career-best finish at a world cup event.
Wollaston wins omnium to take 2nd title
Wollaston wins omnium to take 2nd title
New Zealand star Ally Wollaston earned her second rainbow jersey after a brilliant victory in the four-discipline omnium at the world track championships in Denmark on Saturday.
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Taieri show glimpse of potential with first win
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Taieri show glimpse of potential with first win
Anderson's Bay Campbell turned up the pressure to post a convincing win over Balmacewen 1 in the Dunedin interclub competition on Saturday.
'Best ever': New Zealand retains America's Cup
'Best ever': New Zealand retains America's Cup
New Zealand have retained the America's Cup with a 7-2 win over Britain, after a performance that prompted defeated skipper Sir Ben Ainslie to label them as the "best team ever".
Two athletes die at triathlon
Two athletes die at triathlon
Two athletes, one from Britain and the other from Mexico, have died on the first day of the Torremolinos-Andalucia Triathlon Championship Finals in Spain.
Kiwi cyclist makes history at world champs
Kiwi cyclist makes history at world champs
Cyclist Ally Wollaston has become the first New Zealand rider to win two world championship titles at the same track world championships.
Kiwi sailors just one win away
Kiwi sailors just one win away
NZ have stormed to within a point of retaining the America's Cup, piling the pressure on their British challengers by taking a 6-2 "match point" lead in the first-to-seven series.
'Let ourselves down': Team NZ lose two races
'Let ourselves down': Team NZ lose two races
Britain have won a second race in their America's Cup final against NZ in tricky sea conditions, cutting the holders' lead to 4-2 and prompting skipper Sir Ben Ainslie to say "the comeback is on".
First defeat for Kiwis
First defeat for Kiwis
New Zealand suffered their first loss at the world mixed championships in Scotland yesterday.
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Flying Kiwis ready to push themselves to limit
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Flying Kiwis ready to push themselves to limit
They run until they can run no more.
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Adversity not able to stop Grieve winning gold
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Adversity not able to stop Grieve winning gold
Josh Grieve is a focused young man.