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.

Whangarei's Hannah Wilkinson has capped off a trifecta this week with her being reselected in the Football Ferns squad for a three-match tour of France and Norway later this month.

The experience of seasoned campaigners Brad Wilson and Joey Yovich is likely to be leaned on by the Northland cricket side as they aim to impress at Cobham Oval this weekend.