Audacious, daring, fearless and certainly risky. That is probably the best way to describe Brendon McCullum's unforgettable century in a twenty/20 match against Australia in Christchurch in February last year. It simply defied imagination.
The football world came to Carisbrook. And it was brilliant.
Have you visited the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame? If not, shame on you. The hall is one of Dunedin's special attractions, and a place (and organisation) that should be treasured by all New Zealand sports fans.
Few sports have climbed out of the shadows quite as dramatically in recent years as the winter codes.
Imports come and imports go in the National Basketball League. Few make as much of an impact as Leonard King.
The news was as unexpected as it was exciting. The country's biggest golf tournament, the New Zealand Open, was coming to Otago, to a course few had even seen, let alone realised was good enough to host such a marquee event.
Rex Smith was a pint-sized flanker, even by Otago standards back in 1977. He enjoyed a beer and a cigarette, and he was not the world's most enthusiastic trainer.
The Otago Daily Times counts down the 150 greatest moments in Otago sport. No 6: Don Clarke's boot beats the Lions (1959)
The Otago Daily Times counts down the 150 greatest moments in Otago sport. No 5: Sutcliffe scores 385 against Canterbury (1952)
The Otago Daily Times counts down the 150 greatest moments in Otago sport. No 4: Hamish Bond wins fourth world rowing title (2011)
The Otago Daily Times counts down the 150 greatest moments in Otago sport. No 9: New Zealand beats West Indies at Carisbrook (1980)
The Otago Daily Times counts down the 150 greatest moments in Otago sport. No 7: Otago wins Ranfurly Shield for first time (1935)
The Otago Daily Times counts down the 150 greatest moments in Otago sport. No 11: Greg Henderson wins world scratch title (2004)
The Otago Daily Times counts down the 150 greatest moments in Otago sport. No 1: Danyon Loader wins two Olympic swimming gold medals (1996)
This has been a long haul, but it has also been a lot of fun.
The Otago Daily Times counts down the 150 greatest moments in Otago sport. No 2: Yvette Williams wins Olympic long jump (1952)
The Otago Daily Times counts down the 150 greatest moments in Otago sport. No 3: Shanks rides to world pursuit title (2009)
The Otago Daily Times counts down the 150 greatest moments in Otago sport. No 8: Otago's glorious win in NPC final (1998)
The Otago Daily Times counts down the 150 greatest moments in Otago sport. No 10: Adam Hall wins Paralympic gold (2010)
The Otago Daily Times counts down the 150 greatest moments in Otago sport. No 12: Turner's tons silence the Aussies (1974)
