Belgian blitzes record for running length of NZ
A Belgian ultrarunner has smashed the record for the fastest run of New Zealand's longest trail.
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Totally focused
Totally focused
Photos from the athletics meeting held at the Caledonian ground over the weekend.
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Denniston continues to smash records
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Denniston continues to smash records
Mac Denniston is back smashing records.
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Dunstan Arm quietly confident heading into nationals at Twizel
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Dunstan Arm quietly confident heading into nationals at Twizel
Dunstan Arm created a little bit of magic at the New Zealand championships last year.
Wanaka man wins silvers for US
Wanaka man wins silvers for US
Olympic athlete Campbell Wright now has two world championship silver medals under his belt — though both of them have been in United States colours.
Wānaka skier youngest Kiwi to win World Cup
Wānaka skier youngest Kiwi to win World Cup
Wānaka's Finley Melville Ives has become the youngest New Zealander to win a FIS Freeski World Cup with a dream run in the Freeski Halfpipe in Calgary.
Godziek, Nogueira inaugural winners
Godziek, Nogueira inaugural winners
Poland's Szymon Godziek and Argentina’s Cami Nogueira laid down jaw-dropping runs to earn the top men’s and women’s podium spots respectively.
Wanaka-based Wright picks up silver for US
Wanaka-based Wright picks up silver for US
Former New Zealand Olympic biathlete Campbell Wright won a silver medal in the 10km sprint at the world championships in Switzerland at the weekend.
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Donaldson flies local flag
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Donaldson flies local flag
Wanaka triathlete Danielle Donaldson made her home town proud as she held on for a convincing maiden victory in the Challenge Wanaka Half on Saturday.
Stunt rider’s mantra—‘smile and have fun’
Stunt rider’s mantra—‘smile and have fun’
Kurtis Downs has lost track of the amount of bones he has broken.
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Robinson makes history with silver
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Robinson makes history with silver
Alice Robinson hopes her breakthrough success at the world championships will make even more people take notice of the snow sports revolution in New Zealand.
Trail-blazer opened up a world of opportunities
Trail-blazer opened up a world of opportunities
MARISE CHAMBERLAIN Athlete Possessing an indomitable spirit and never-say-die attitude Marise Chamberlain was a trailblazing figure in the history of Kiwi women’s athletics.
Obituary: Rickey Henderson, baseball player
Obituary: Rickey Henderson, baseball player
Baseball's "Man of Steel", Rickey Henderson, won two World Series titles and smashed the game’s record for stolen bases.
Kiwi skier wins historic world champs medal
Kiwi skier wins historic world champs medal
Queenstown's Alice Robinson has secured New Zealand's first alpine ski world championships medal, winning silver in the giant slalom in Austria.
Last few weeks 'kind of mind-blowing': Sadowski-Synnott
Last few weeks 'kind of mind-blowing': Sadowski-Synnott
Grounded by a troubling ankle injury for much of 2024, Wanaka's Zoi Sadowski-Synnott is back on top of the snowboarding world after a "mind-blowing" few weeks in Colorado.
Thrower picked for Perth
Thrower picked for Perth
Dunstan thrower Mac Denniston has been named in the three-person New Zealand secondary schools para team to compete at the Australian track and field championships in Perth in April.
Top Kiwi teenage mountain biker breaks neck in crash
Top Kiwi teenage mountain biker breaks neck in crash
Hutt Valley mountain biker Erice van Leuven says she endured the "biggest crash of my life" at the Red Bull Hardline event in Tasmania over the weekend.
Southern trio to compete in California
Southern trio to compete in California
Rising Queenstown runner Siena Mackley is headed for the bright lights of the United States.
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No easy journey to give up the bike
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No easy journey to give up the bike
Sometimes life makes decisions for you.
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Happy return for long-jumper Veitch against strong international field
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Happy return for long-jumper Veitch against strong international field
Shay Veitch has jumped back into the sandpit in style.