Sports news
Warriors captain announces shock retirement
The club has been dealt a blow ahead of the 2025 NRL season.
Future stars of First XV rugby: Top 10 players to follow
Meet the group of schoolboy players who are poised to shine in the future.
Watch: Triumphs, tears and tenacity – a year inside leading Kiwi football team
Watch: The Herald spent a year in camp with a top NZ football club – catch all the drama.
Hika Elliot reunited with treasured jersey thanks to collector
The missing rugby jersey was found after a two-year search.
'I will do it with the village that raised me’: Aimee Fisher to have another go at Olympic gold in 2028
Fisher says she'll do 'one last ride' and will train 'back where it all began'.
From charity to defeating champions: Napier City Rovers beat title holders 3-2
First they delivered presents at Ronald McDonald House - then they delivered on the pitch.
Napier City Rovers' sights on National League glory
With three rounds to go, team remain in the hunt for grand final spot.
White Ferns to bring their T20 World Cup to Hawke's Bay on trophy tour
The world champions will take the trophy on a tiki tour of the Bay.
Brothers in arms: The footballing siblings who live, play and also got red-carded together
Blues Brothers: Ethan Richards on his on- and off-pitch relationship with brother Kieran.
Rovers united: Bonding on and off the field
'Super-tight' team spirit includes eight footballers living in the same complex.
'It all worked out in the end': The comeback of an understated White Ferns hero
Rosemary Mair turned in one of the performances of her career in the T20 World Cup final.
White Ferns get record payday for World Cup win
NZ women earned a record payday following their maiden Twenty20 World Cup title.
'This means everything': Bates and Devine's crowning moment
Suzie Bates and Sophie Devine have been through it all for the White Ferns.
Magpies swap rugby boots for gumboots to help Hawke’s Bay community
Rugby stars give back to the community that supports them so much.
Napier City Rovers aim high after rampant first-up National League win
Stunning start backs up Napier City Rovers' hopes of doing well in the National League.
Keeping Barry Cup and grassroots rugby alive
Wairoa scored seven tries to beat Tihirau Victory, who came 300km to play.
Sport news around NZ
Auckland FC return to top of A-League with last-gasp winner against Western Sydney
Neyder Moreno netted the winner with just seconds left in added time.
'I hear the fans': Breakers owner on local talent and trying to get Kiwi core
'Trying to find some more Kiwis to come back and be that local core will be great for us.'
Paul Lewis: The case for axing banal sports interviews
OPINION: Banality is the order of the day.
More local sports news
Fisher returns to water after Paris heartbreak: 'Part of me didn't want to come home'
K1-500 world record-holder Aimee Fisher eyes new goals after Paris Olympics.
'Every day is cancer': Blair Tickner on his wife's fight, and what he and his team are doing to help
'She is doing well, but she doesn’t like me saying ‘well’, because every day is cancer.'
Pride of the Bay: What National League spot means to homegrown Napier City Rovers powerhouse
Ahead of football's National League, one of Napier City Rovers' finest in 2024 opens up.
First XV random awards: The best fans, strips, referees and more
Sacred Heart supporters shine in the 2024 First XV season's best moments and awards.
First XV: Inside the battle for New Zealand Schools' first five
Young talent in race for black jersey
First XV: 10 standouts to watch after a thrilling season
The group of schoolboy players who are poised to shine in the future.