The mid-North's Danny Kopa is sure to thrill the crowds when he gallops out with the New Zealand team.

A Plucky 61-year-old from Northland is returning to the New Zealand Ocean Swim Series for a fourth time, to continue to show the world that physical disabilities can't stop her.

Tomorrow's first round of cricket's Oxford Trust two-day competition will see teams playing with extra incentive after a rule change in the off-season.

The men's winner of the Kerikeri half-marathon wore Asics. The first woman over the line wore New Balance. But not teen Callum Robertson-Barnes.