The latest coach to guide Northland's bid for provincial rugby supremacy has one thing on his mind as the Taniwha build towards their 2015 ITM Cup season.

A moment of poignancy arose from three action-packed days of motorised mayhem to become one of the enduring memories from this year's Easter Stampede.

A record 10 Northlanders will compete at the premier event on the Swimming NZ calendar, the 2015 NZ Open Championships.

It will live on as Brendon McCullum’s philosophy throughout this World Cup adventure: no regrets.

Should New Zealand, given the gravity of the occasion, have buttoned down their game accordingly? Not likely, writes Dylan Cleaver from Melbourne.

Dylan Cleaver, Andrew Alderson and David Leggat answer three key questions following New Zealand's seven wicket loss to Australia in last night's World Cup final.

Australia got their revenge for Eden Park loss, steamrolling a Black Caps side that was unable to truly compete.

See how today's Cricket World Cup final at the MCG went down, with the Herald’s team of reporters and commentators.

A new breed of waka, a renewed club enthusiasm and a reformatted race plan were all on show for the relaunch of the Sugar Loaf Ocean Challenge OC6 race.